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NASA Presents: AMS - The Fight for Flight (2017)
63 min | Documentary

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NASA Presents: AMS - The Fight for Flight (2017)

63 min | Documentary

NASA has produced a documentary about the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a particle physics experiment on the International Space Station. The film covers the history of this revolutionary experiment and the man behind it. Originally ...See moreNASA has produced a documentary about the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), a particle physics experiment on the International Space Station. The film covers the history of this revolutionary experiment and the man behind it. Originally proposed in 1994 by Samuel Ting, a Nobel laureate and MIT Professor of Physics, and built by over 600 physicists and engineers all over the world, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is by far the most complex physics experiment ever launched into space. The goal of the instrument is to help researchers unlock the mysteries of antimatter and better understand the structure of our universe. While still under construction, the AMS experiment suffered a major setback because of the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy in 2003. Soon after, the decision was made to cancel the space shuttle program, and as a result the AMS was removed from the manifest. After ten years and $1.5B spent, there would be no ride to the space station. This film tracks the AMS's 23 year journey from the drawing table to its final home on the space station. Along the way, we look back at the adversity that principal investigator Sam Ting was forced to overcome with the help of NASA and key members of Congress. Ultimately, it's a story of one man's remarkable tenacity and that of different branches of government working with researchers in order to produce great science for the benefit of all humankind. Written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Franklin Chang-Diaz Self Self See fewer	The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
Edward Michael Fincke Self Self See fewer	Apogee of Fear (2012)
Daniel Goldin Self Self See fewer	Horizon (I) (1964)
Michael Griffin Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Self Self See fewer	Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Greg Johnson Self Self See fewer	Lifestyle Magazine (2001)
Nick Lampson Self Self See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Bill Nelson Self Self See fewer	CNN Prime News (1980)
George Takei Narrator Narrator See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Sam Ting Self Self See fewer	Big Bang (1993)