James May at the Edge of Space
James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane to a place known in the Air Force as the 'space equivalent zone' or the 'edge of space'.
James May always wanted to be an astronaut. Now, 40 years after the first Apollo landings, he gets a chance to fly to the edge of space in a U2 spy plane. But first he has to undergo three gruelling days of training with the US Air Force and learn to use a space suit to stay alive in air so thin it can kill in an instant. He discovers that during the flight there are only two people higher than him, and they are both real astronauts on the International Space Station.
On TV
Music Played
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Mouth Peace
What U-On?
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Max Richter
Shadow Journal
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Led Zeppelin
When The Levee Breaks
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | James May |
| Producer | Paul King |
| Director | Paul King |
| Executive Producer | Aidan Laverty |
| Executive Producer | Phil Dolling |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Jun 2009 22:05
- Mon 22 Jun 2009 01:35
- Thu 25 Jun 2009 20:30
- Fri 26 Jun 2009 00:30
Wed 1 Jul 2009 22:00蜜芽传媒 Two except Yorkshire
Wed 8 Jul 2009 02:05蜜芽传媒 One except Scotland- Wed 20 Jan 2010 19:30蜜芽传媒 Two except Yorkshire
- Tue 24 Aug 2010 20:00
- Tue 12 Apr 2011 20:30
- Wed 13 Apr 2011 02:30
- Sun 11 Sep 2011 18:30蜜芽传媒 Two except Yorkshire
- Thu 8 Mar 2012 20:30
- Tue 9 Dec 2014 22:00
- Mon 9 Nov 2015 01:10
- Sun 19 Jun 2016 19:00
- Sun 12 Feb 2017 21:35
- Fri 17 Feb 2017 03:10
- Mon 21 Aug 2017 00:40
- Tue 15 May 2018 19:30
- Wed 16 May 2018 03:30
- Tue 16 Jul 2019 19:30
- Wed 17 Jul 2019 01:10
- Wed 4 Aug 2021 23:10
- Fri 17 Dec 2021 00:55
- Mon 10 Oct 2022 21:30
- Mon 4 Aug 2025 20:30
- Wed 6 Aug 2025 01:35
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