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Abandoned Engineering

Abandoned Engineering

Ambitious engineering projects that have been left in ruins.

2017Returning Series15 Seasons145 Episodes7.4TMDB
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These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.

Season 1 · Episode 2

Mission: Space

Aired Feb 25, 2017at 2PM·44m

We aim for the stars and find out why unwanted battleship guns allow the United States to gain vital information about the borders of space. We ask how the shattered remains of a secret Nazi base became the first on the path to a new world, with the development of the ground-breaking V2 rocket. We explore a forgotten structure deep in the Arizona desert to ask if it is the true home of America's space programme. And we reveal the bizarre link between a discarded oil drum and a Cold War struggle to survive in zero gravity.

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When did Abandoned Engineering Season 1 Episode 2 air?

Abandoned Engineering Season 1 Episode 2 aired on February 25, 2017 at 2 PM GMT.

How long is Abandoned Engineering Season 1 Episode 2?

This episode runs for approximately 44 minutes.

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