A satellite delivered by a rocket that is launched from the earth?s equator instead of any other place, can have its lifespan extended for as much as 3 years. This would mean huge savings for the companies that own these satellites. Thus the Sea Launch was constructed. The Sea Launch is made up of 2 megastructures, a floating launch pad called the Odyssey and a shipping vessel called the Commander. The episode gives a brief history of the construction, the successes and the failures of the Sea Launch.
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Megastructures Kansai Airport
From wikipedia:
Kansai International Airport (関西国際空港 Kansai Kokusai Kūkō?) (IATA: KIX, ICAO: RJBB) is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan and Izumisano and the town of Tajiri in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. (It should not be confused with Osaka Internatiobal Airport, which is closer to the city and now handles only domestic flights.) It was ranked 4th overall in the Airport of the Year 2006 awards named by Skytax, next to Singapore Changi Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and Munich International Airport.
It is colloquially known as 関空 (Kankū?) in Japanese. During FY 2006, KIX, which serves the city of Osaka, had 116,475 aircraft movements, of which 73,860 were international (31 countries, 71 cities), and 42,615 were domestic (19 cities). The total number of passengers was 16,689,658 of which 11,229,444 were international, and 5,460,214 were domestic. Freight volume was at 802,162 tonnes total, of which 757,414 t were international (18th in the world), and 44,748 t were domestic.[1] The 4,000 meter runway 2 was opened on August 2, 2007,. Kansai Airport has become an Asian hub, with 499 weekly flights to Asia, 66 weekly flights to Europe and the Middle East, and 35 weekly flights to North America.
Incredible Human Machine
Incredible Human Machine
SUMMARY: From close-ups of Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler's vocal cords to initiation rituals of the tribes of Papua New Guinea, take an exhilarating tour of the human body—from the inside out—to reveal the miraculous everyday workings of the human machine. Featuring cutting edge medical technology and groundbreaking CGI, National Geographic provides an unparalleled snapshot of the inner workings and extreme capabilities of the human body.
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