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The natural home of our species is at sea level. The higher we go, the less oxygen there is in the air and the harder we find it to survive. In this program, doctor of extreme medicine Kevin Fong conducts a series of experiments to determine how the human body responds to altitude. He climbs one of...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Films Media Group,
[2013], c2012
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| Series: | To Boldly Go
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Table of Contents:
- Ascending through Earth's Atmosphere (1:51)
- Hot Air Balloon Technology (2:16)
- High Altitude Pioneers (2:34)
- Physical Effects of Altitude (2:05)
- Acute Mountain Sickness (2:09)
- Acclimatization Process (2:00)
- Dangers of Acclimatization (4:26)
- Mt. Everest Death Zone (2:44)
- Surviving above 8,000 Meters (3:05)
- Advances in Aviation (3:21)
- Flying in the Death Zone (2:19)
- Experiencing Sudden Hypoxia (6:23)
- Excelsior Sky Dive (1:53)
- Saturn V (2:24)
- Project Apollo: Trial and Error (3:34)
- Apollo 13 (2:14)
- International Space Station (1:20)
- Zero-G Plane (2:29)
- Physiological Changes in Orbit (0:58)
- Future Exploration Frontiers (1:12)
- Credits: Up: To Boldly Go (0:41)