In the first program of a three-part miniseries on the Soviet space program, NOVA profiles the mysterious genius behind the world's first satellite, the first man to orbit the earth and other early Russian triumphs in space.

NOVA Season 18 Episodes...

• s18e01 - The KGB, The Computer and Me
• s18e02 - Neptune's Cold Fury
• s18e03 - To Boldly Go...
• s18e04 - Poisoned Winds of War
• s18e05 - The Blimp is Back!
• s18e06 - Earthquake!
• s18e07 - Killing Machines
• s18e08 - Can the Elephant Be Saved?
• s18e09 - We Know Where You Live
• s18e10 - In the Land of the Llamas
• s18e11 - What's Killing the Children?
• s18e12 - Return to Mt. St. Helens
• s18e13 - ConFusion in a Jar
• s18e14 - The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1)
• s18e15 - Case of the Flying Dinosaur (2)
• s18e16 - T. rex Exposed
• s18e17 - Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman
• s18e18 - Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon
• s18e19 - Russian Right Stuff: The Mission
• s18e20 - Swimming With Whales
• s18e21 - The Chip vs. the Chessmaster

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.