Impossible Repairs

Impossible Repairs

2021
Impossible Repairs
Impossible Repairs

Impossible Repairs

5.5 | en |

Host Mike Davidson is on a globetrotting mission to get an up-close look at some of the most incredible machines on Earth and to meet the hard-hat heroes that keep them running. This six-part series will take us from the forests of the Pacific Northwest for a heli-logging expedition, to the jungles of the Panama Canal for some big track repairs, to the Alps of Switzerland aboard one of Europe's busiest haulers, and detail how each team overcomes violent storms, mechanical failures, arctic conditions, and more to keep their machines operating.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP8  Philadelphia Transit
Sep. 17,2023
Philadelphia Transit

In Philadelphia, Mike Davidson is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks and in trolley restoration garages - working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest and oldest mass transit systems running smoothly.

EP7  UPS Worldport
Sep. 10,2023
UPS Worldport

Mike Davidson goes to the biggest automated package sorting facility in the world - UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky. Two million packages go through here every day.

EP6  Snowbird Ski Resort
Sep. 03,2023
Snowbird Ski Resort

Snowbird Ski battles to reduce the risk resulting from high snow levels and deadly avalanches.

EP5  Abandoned Oil Wells
Aug. 27,2023
Abandoned Oil Wells

A cross-country mission to cap the US’s estimated two million toxic, abandoned oil and gas wells.

EP4  Super Stallion Helicopter
Aug. 20,2023
Super Stallion Helicopter

Mike travels to San Diego to learn how U.S. Marines operate, maintain and repair the CH-53E Super Stallion, a heavy-lift helicopter that's been in use since the early 1980s.

EP3  Aquarius Reef Base
Aug. 13,2023
Aquarius Reef Base

The worldwide pandemic ceased operations on the world's only underwater habitat. Mike Davidson joins a crack repair crew as they dive in to bring it back to life and get NASA astronauts back inside for training.

EP2  Deep Space Telescope
Aug. 06,2023
Deep Space Telescope

Host Mike Davidson goes to the remote Atacama desert in Chile and to one of the most incredible and complex observatories on Earth - ALMA. He works alongside ALMA's expert team as they repair some of the world's biggest antennas.

EP1  Powerships
Jul. 30,2023
Powerships

In Brazil, lowered reservoirs plus an increase in population have stretched the nation's power supply thin. The solution: a floating electrical plant on the Atlantic Ocean made up of powerships hooked to a massive regasification unit. Once construction is completed, the ships will be able to generate, convert, and shoot enough electricity to power two million homes. But the checklist is long, and the weather is pushing back. It will take the hard-hat heroes all their muscle and engineering expertise to get the job done on time and on budget.

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Released: 2021-09-19 | Released Producted By: Attraction Images , Country: Canada Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/details/series/impossible-repairs
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Host Mike Davidson is on a globetrotting mission to get an up-close look at some of the most incredible machines on Earth and to meet the hard-hat heroes that keep them running. This six-part series will take us from the forests of the Pacific Northwest for a heli-logging expedition, to the jungles of the Panama Canal for some big track repairs, to the Alps of Switzerland aboard one of Europe's busiest haulers, and detail how each team overcomes violent storms, mechanical failures, arctic conditions, and more to keep their machines operating.

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