Smithsonian HD Network At ITER in southern France, teams move massive reactor components, repair a leaking cryostat and test giant robotic arms as they build the world's largest fusion experiment with extraordinary precision. 2026-10-27 Host Mike Davidson goes to the remote Atacama Desert in Chile; at observatory ALMA he works alongside the expert team as they repair some of the world's biggest antennas. 2026-10-27 At ITER in southern France, teams move massive reactor components, repair a leaking cryostat and test giant robotic arms as they build the world's largest fusion experiment with extraordinary precision. 2026-10-27 A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in. 2026-10-27 A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky; Australian investigators must find the cause before it happens again. 2026-10-27 From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage. 2026-10-27 A new investigation sheds light on the controversial 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. 2026-10-27 Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory as they investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time. 2026-10-27 A look at several air disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors; how the follow-up investigations led to changes that have made flying safer. 2026-10-27 On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashed into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board were killed. 2026-10-27 Cruise among the icebergs of Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic aboard the expedition cruiser Ocean Endeavour. 2026-10-27 We follow passengers and crew aboard Viking Star during its two-week tour from Barcelona to its home port in Bergen, Norway. 2026-10-27 The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica. 2026-10-27 Set a course for breathtaking sights on Koningsdam's 15-day voyage from Amsterdam to the northern tip of Norway. 2026-10-27 Take a river tour through some of Europe's greatest cities--Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam--on Viking Longship Gefjon. 2026-10-27 The Paul Gauguin offers five-star luxury while sailing near the coral reefs, mountainous islands and tropical playgrounds of French Polynesia. 2026-10-27 Hector Rail's trains haul timber to a pulp mill in Ostrand, Sweden on some of the most difficult railways in the country. 2026-10-27 A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges. 2026-10-27 VIA Rail's passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journey that cater to everyone. 2026-10-27 Follow the building of the Norwegian Breakaway at Germany's Meyer Werft shipyard; it is the largest ship they've ever built, and they have only 18 months to finish it. 2026-10-27 The world's most adventurous cruise ship, MS Fram, battles ice-choked fjords of Greenland to visit wildlife and icebergs. 2026-10-27 The maiden voyage of the Oasis of the Seas, the largest, most revolutionary cruise ship in the world. 2026-10-27 New luxury liner Le Soleal navigates the uncharted waters of Indonesia to give her passengers one-of-a-kind encounters at exotic destinations. 2026-10-27 Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience. 2026-10-27 The ORBIS McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the world's only flying eye-hospital, includes an operating room and a classroom. 2026-10-28 Travel aboard the colorful trains of the State Railway of Thailand and explore the famed Death Railway; the trains travel through ancient areas, historic tunnels, and raging rivers. 2026-10-28 Japan's largest cruise ship brings East and West together on a cruise featuring cherry. 2026-10-28 The Sky Princess carries passengers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to three Central American stops. 2026-10-28 The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible. 2026-10-28 Two magnificent journeys with New Zealand's KiwiRail: the TranzAlpine, a five-hour journey across 223 kilometers, and Northern Explorer, an 11-hour trip through five unique regions of the North Island. 2026-10-28 The new Viking Sea cruise ship whisks guests away on a journey across the Arctic Circle and into the heart of Norway. 2026-10-28 The Carnival Vista is the new flagship for one of the world's largest cruise lines, carrying more than 4,600 passengers and boasting 10 restaurants, nearly 2,000 staterooms and a crew of 1,400. 2026-10-28 Facing Australia's fierce heat, Celebrity Solstice provides guests with views of waterfalls, jumping crocodiles, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef. 2026-10-28 Norwegian Joy sails amid icebergs in Alaska's Inside Passage, treating guests to glaciers, humpback whales, and the largest zip line in the world. 2026-10-28 In Chicago, twin concrete towers push the limits of high-rise design. Engineers conquer the sea to unite Sweden and Denmark. And in Sydney, Norman Foster and team take on the challenge of a new metro station that can't disrupt the busy streets above. 2026-10-28 A museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table; a vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity. 2026-10-28 Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse. 2026-10-28 A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City; two twisting apartment towers make heads spin in Ontario. 2026-10-28 Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets. 2026-10-28 Engineers grapple with an apartment building, ripped apart by a man-made canyon; the Gateway Arch takes shape in St. Louis; an unpromising plot in Copenhagen, Denmark, is transformed by a gleaming new triangular office. 2026-10-28 Celebrating one of humanities biggest engineering achievements, the International Space Station, a meteor proof lab bigger than a football field, constructed by astronauts traveling 250 miles above us at 17,500 miles an hour. 2026-10-28 On inadequate foundations, San Francisco's MoMA triples in size creating an exterior light enough to prevent collapse; a 1970s Sydney skyscraper is recycled into a 21st century tower; in Dallas, a five-acre park is created. 2026-10-28 Mike joins the U.S. Marines' Heavy Haulers helicopter squadron and gets inside their battle to keep a fleet of souped-up Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion choppers flying as they prepare for intense war games in the desert and mountains. 2026-10-28 A ride on the Panama Canal Railway reveals the track repairs, engine overhauls and dangerous searches involved in keeping vital freight runs rolling. 2026-10-28 A crew and its massive air crane helicopter haul millions of pounds of timber while battling the elements and handling emergency repairs. 2026-10-28 Mike is in Iceland, where teams harness the power of volcanos to keep the geothermal energy flowing; they battle harsh weather to maintain and upgrade giant power systems, fixing miles of steam pipes, and bringing a dead well back to life. 2026-10-28 In Florida, Mike tackles one of the dangerous jobs on the planet, commercial diving; he helps a specialized team keep waterways safe; fixing construction site leaks and removing dangerous structures, all while hurricane season is in full swing. 2026-10-28 In the Alps of Switzerland, Mike helps an elite team install a new cable (rope) system on an iconic mountain gondola line, helps fix the world's steepest cogwheel railway track and explores mountaintop family farms only accessible. 2026-10-28 At ITER in southern France, teams move massive reactor components, repair a leaking cryostat and test giant robotic arms as they build the world's largest fusion experiment with extraordinary precision. 2026-10-29