6 episodes

Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes? - Season 1

First aired Aug 20, 2017Season 1

Browse all 6 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Episode 1

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Aug 20, 201760 min

Chris Hadfield, Dr Kevin Fong and Dr Iya Whiteley put 12 candidates through a series of physical and psychological tests to find out who has what it takes to be an astronaut.

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Episode 2

Episode 2

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Aug 27, 201760 min

The remaining astronaut candidates are put through more demanding tests. They have to escape from an underwater capsule and operate a groundbreaking robot - the Mars Rover.

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Episode 3

Episode 3

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Sep 3, 201760 min

Old fears surface when the remaining candidates face some space agency swim tests. Their teamwork and mental agility are scrutinised in an underwater test, assembling a large cube.

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Episode 4

Episode 4

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Sep 10, 201760 min

The competition becomes more intense as the remaining candidates are deprived of oxygen to see if they can recognise the signs of hypoxia, critical for an astronaut on a spacewalk.

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Episode 5

Episode 5

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Sep 24, 201760 min

The astronaut candidates fight for their place in the final. Their leadership skills are assessed in a survival test and they head off to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.

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Episode 6

Episode 6

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Oct 1, 201760 min

The finalists head to the Shuttle Landing Facility on Florida's Space Coast for a tough test in weightlessness, and back in London the winner is decided.