← Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections · Season 1

Deep Space Observer

S1 · E3 · 22 Sep 2008

Richard looks at the history embedded in the Keck Observatory. How could a sand-blaster, a Cold War spy gadget and the invention of refrigerators have led to the creation of this super telescope? And using just a satellite dish and some foil is it possible to set fire to a boat? Richard experiments.