Deadly Engineering
Calamity in Space
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Visionary feats of engineering lead to the development of the first civilian spacecraft with hopes of placing space travel within easy reach, but catastrophic design flaws send this multimillion dollar endeavor on crash course of tragedy.
Exxon Valdez Declassified
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The Exxon Valdez oil tanker spills millions of gallons of crude oil at sea; it contaminates Alaska's pristine coastline and creates an apocalyptic environmental catastrophe; experts investigate what caused this horrific disaster.
NASA's Columbia Disaster
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After a groundbreaking NASA mission, the space shuttle Columbia meets catastrophe as it reenters Earth's atmosphere; expert engineers and scientists investigate the cause of this tragic disaster.
Day of the Death Quake
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The devastating Northridge earthquake strikes Los Angeles in 1994 killing 57 people and causing $20 billion in damage in fewer than 20 seconds; scientists and engineers investigate why these structures were not prepared for the violent disaster.
Catastrophes of the Sky
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The disaster of Air France Flight 447 and the crash of NASA's Skylab in 1979 are catastrophes of aviation with a mysterious legacy; experts investigate these historic tragedies to determine what caused these monumental failures of flight.
Power Plant Catastrophes
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The nuclear meltdown of Three Mile Island and a deadly tragedy at a hydroelectric dam in Russia were power plant disasters of an unprecedented scale; experts examine the aftermath of these fatal catastrophes and explore their lasting consequences.
Japan's Nuclear Meltdown
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The largest earthquake in the history of Japan and a resulting tsunami lead to one of the most catastrophic nuclear disasters in history; expert scientists and engineers investigate and reveal how flawed operational procedures escalated the tragedy.
Earthquake Catastrophe
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The 2010 earthquake in Haiti was one of the world's most deadly natural disasters that left much of the island nation in ruins; experts investigate and reveal how a lack of construction safety measures resulted in such catastrophic destruction.
NASA's Challenger Disaster
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The deadly Space Shuttle Challenger disaster changes the course of space exploration forever; new discoveries reveal the truth behind the structural failure that tore the rocket apart.
Doom on the Titanic
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New discoveries are challenging everything we know about the sinking of the Titanic, revealing that the disaster wasn't caused by a freak accident and that it may have been doomed from the start.
Nightmare in Hell Valley
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After torrential rainfall triggers a catastrophic landslide, a small village in the valley below is devastated, and now, new discoveries reveal the truth behind the engineering that led to this fatal disaster.
Cruise Ship Catastrophe
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When a cruise ship meets disaster, the ship begins to sink and the captain flees, leaving 300 passengers stranded; now, new discoveries reveal the fatal truth behind the devastating wreck that claimed 32 lives.
Crash of the Concorde
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The Concorde was the supersonic passenger plane that could fly from New York to London in under four hours, but after a fatal accident kills 100, experts reveal a secret history of the iconic aircraft that led to this devastating explosion.
When Katrina Struck
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Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike American soil, but as the storm revealed widespread construction failures, it's a tragedy of engineering, too; the latest science reveals how.
When Trains Collide
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A high-speed collision of three trains during morning rush hour in London causes dozens of deaths, and experts use the latest technology to investigate what caused this catastrophic crash.
Fireball From Hell
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When a series of accidental explosions erupts at a chemical factory, they completely destroy the area nearby; new discoveries reveal the real reasons behind the deadly chemical fireball that left a giant crater where there was once a building.
Catastrophic Collapse
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When an eight-story factory suddenly collapses, over 1,000 people die in one the deadliest engineering disasters in modern history; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal what went wrong and what's being done to prevent the next catastrophe.