NASA's Unexplained Files

7.1/102012Returning Series6 Seasons · 47 Episodes

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Dive into the mysteries of some of NASA’s most curious missions and explore stories of engineering achievement and human endurance. Each episode offers first hand testimony from astronauts, NASA mission footage, plus beautifully rendered CGI to bring to life these voyages that reveal unexplained sightings that have dogged many of NASA’s most famous missions.

Released: Mar 27, 2012

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Season 1

7 episodes

Season 2

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