Deadly Engineering

Season 2

Engineering failures are Icarus-like moments when our overreaching, greed and desire to conquer the impossible can cost not just reputations, but millions of dollars, the environment and lives. Each episode will focus on one disaster, looking at dramatic archive news footage of the disaster occurring and its devastating impact.

Where to Watch Season 2

4 Episodes

  • Calamity in Space
    E1
    Calamity in SpaceOn a test flight for an experimental Virgin Galactic spacecraft, catastrophic design flaws send this multi-million dollar endeavor on a crash course to tragedy; experts investigate what caused this visionary engineering marvel to fail.
  • Exxon Valdez Declassified
    E2
    Exxon Valdez DeclassifiedWhen the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills millions of gallons of crude oil at sea, it contaminates Alaska's pristine coastline and creates an apocalyptic environmental catastrophe. Experts investigate what caused this horrific disaster.
  • NASA's Columbia Disaster
    E3
    NASA's Columbia DisasterEngineers investigate the cause of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
  • Day of the Death Quake
    E4
    Day of the Death QuakeExperts look into why Los Angeles wasn't prepared for a deadly earthquake.

 

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