Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World The Rocket (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, History

Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World

The Rocket (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary, History

Learn the explosive history of the rocket, from its origin in ancient China, to its use as a weapon of war, to how adding hydrogen allowed it to carry astronauts all the way to the moon.

Directors

Christopher Riley (as Chris Riley) | Ben Harding

Cinematographer

Phil Barthropp

Editor

Matt Scragg

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Release date

May 15, 2019 (United States)

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Jim Al-Khalili Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Gravity and Me: The Force That Shapes Our Lives (2017)
Richard Garriott Self - Entrepreneur and Private Astronaut Self - Entrepreneur and Private Astronaut See fewer	Akalabeth (1979)
Danielle George Self - Radiophysics Engineer (as Professor Danielle George) Self - Radiophysics Engineer (as Professor Danielle George) See fewer	Superstructures: Engineering Marvels (2019)
Tiera Fletcher Self - Rocket Engineer, Boeing Self - Rocket Engineer, Boeing See fewer	Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World (2019)
Franklin Chang-Diaz Self - CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company and Former NASA Astronaut (as Franklin Chang Diáz) Self - CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company and Former NASA Astronaut (as Franklin Chang Diáz) See fewer	The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Wernher von Braun Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)