Superstructures: Engineering Marvels - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Space Station
Take apart the $150 billion International Space station to uncover the extraordinary engineering innovations that enable it to support life in deadly space. It's the most innovative and expensive superstructure ever built.
Ultimate Cargo Ship
We take apart the GPO Amethyst, an ocean transporter capable of carrying some of the largest structures worldwide by deliberately sinking into the ocean. It's a Semi-Submersible Heavylift Vessel.
Monster Plane
This episode uncovers the innovations that enable the world's largest plane, Antonov AN-255 Mriya, to carry the world's heaviest air-freight.
Tallest Building
This episode reveals the incredible engineering behind Dubai's Burj Khalifa. At more than half a mile high, it's the tallest skyscraper ever built.
Biggest Dome
Witness the science behind the architecture of the 55,000-seat Singapore National Stadium, the largest free-spanning dome in the world.
Giant Car Plant
Germany's Wolfsburg car factory is the largest and most advanced in the world. This episode uncovers the engineering and production innovations hidden inside it.
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