Accompanying the 4-part documentary series from multi-award-winning filmmaker James Bluemel.
It's been 63 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first human to ever go into space. Since then
only 676 people have followed him up there. But now with huge technological advances bridging
the gap between our planet and all that lies beyond that number is about to rise dramatically.
Once Upon a Time in Space is the human story of how we've made it this far - the remarkable
achievements tragic losses left-field experiments renegade characters and ever-shifting
powerplay - and where we're about to go. Featuring stunning full-colour photography from both
personal collections of astronauts and NASA's archives the human story of space is told
through intimate and powerful testimonies from the astronauts scientists engineers and space
tourists who have lived it. Looking ahead as we take the first steps towards becoming an
interplanetary species Once Upon a Time in Space brings you closer to the incredible story of
our next stage of evolution. Life on Earth will never be the same again.
