Space Pirates

- Season 1

(2018)

We have entered a new era of space exploration, and one company leading the charge is Astrobotic. The Pittsburgh-based company is developing robotics technology to ship items, like a loved-one's ashes, to space.

The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) is transforming human and robotic mobility daily. IHMC has developed exoskeletons, fast running-legged robots, and humanoid avatars designed to help astronauts in space.

Enterprise in Space (EIS) is an educational program geared towards enabling young adults and students to research and contribute to space exploration. Students will be able to send experiments into space aboard the NSS Enterprise orbiter.

York Space Systems' mission is to improve affordability and reliability for space innovation. They plan to launch several satellites over the next year using an "S-Satellite bus," reducing satellite launch costs by more than 50 percent.

Anyone can vacation on an island or in the ground outdoors. But what about space? Orion Span is on that. The company is busy building Aurora Station, the world's first luxury space hotel. But just how much will a trip to space cost you?