Alien Deep with Bob Ballard

Season 1 Episode 5: Inner vs. Outer Space

Dec 18, 2012NR6.9

Dr. Ballard takes-on the long-held belief that space colonies will save the earth, as argued by on-air Apollo 11 crewmember Buzz Aldrin. To do so, Dr. Ballard travels to Hawaii to meet with experimental open-water aqua farmers; to California, where fast moving personal underwater vehicle are being developed for future ocean colonies; and Texas and Alaska where oil platforms are being converted into sea colonies and new imaging technology is unlocking resources hidden on the ocean bottom.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Fires of Creation

1. Fires of Creation

Aired: Nov 19, 2012

Dr. Ballard explores the history of volcanoes, and life on earth as he travel...

Episode 2 Wrecks of the Abyss

2. Wrecks of the Abyss

Aired: Nov 26, 2012

Textbooks say that the Ancients did not have the guts to brave the open sea, ...

Episode 3 It's Alive

3. It's Alive

Aired: Dec 3, 2012

Together, with peer scientists from Britain, Ireland, Iceland, and the U.S., ...

Episode 4 Ocean's Fury

4. Ocean's Fury

Aired: Dec 10, 2012

Dr. Ballard thinks that rogue waves and all waves are getting larger and more...

Episode 5 Inner vs. Outer Space

5. Inner vs. Outer Space

Aired: Dec 17, 2012

Dr. Ballard takes-on the long-held belief that space colonies will save the e...


Info about Alien Deep with Bob Ballard

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: National Geographic

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary