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In this new three part series of 'How to Build' - we look at three more British engineering projects that all share something in common; amazing technology and people with highly specialised skills.... If you want one of the best and most up to date communication satellites in the world designed and built, you come to Britain, and each of these hand-made machines starts life in Stevenage, just outside London. With exclusive access to the facilities owned by specialist manufacturer Astrium we'll witness step by step how to assemble one of the most complicated machines in the world.
In this new three part series of 'How to Build' - we look at three more British engineering projects that all share something in common; amazing technology and people with highly specialised skills.... If you want one of the best and most up to date communication satellites in the world designed and built, you come to Britain, and each of these hand-made machines starts life in Stevenage, just outside London. With exclusive access to the facilities owned by specialist manufacturer Astrium we'll witness step by step how to assemble one of the most complicated machines in the world.
| Series: | How to build; Series 2 |
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| Episode | 3 |
| First transmission date: | 2011 |
| Published: | 2011 |
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| Duration: | 00:58:47 |
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| Producer: | Simon Winchcombe |
| Contributors: | Mick Atkinson; Derek Croxall; Martin De'ath; Gerard Fletcher; Pascal Gaudin; Bob Graham; Ludwig Grandl; Mike Healy; Dave Jessup; Ian Kilby; Peter MacLellan; Bob Masterton; Mark Muschamp; John Richards; Katy Smith; Gary Stancombe; Glen Taylor; Graham Viney |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017lyld/episodes/guide#b017lyjj Website: http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/ou-on-the-bbc-how-build |
| Subject terms: | Satellites |
| Production number: | FKAN391J |
| Videofinder number: | 82149 |
| Available to public: | no |
