Smithsonian HD Network
Estados Unidos
Smithsonian HD Network apresenta programas documentais e factuais baseados nos arquivos e pesquisas da instituição. O canal foca em história americana, ciências naturais, exploração espacial e patrimônio cultural, frequentemente exibindo imagens de arquivo e comentários de especialistas. A programação aborda temas como tecnologia militar, paleontologia, aviação e a vida de presidentes dos EUA. O conteúdo é produzido em alta definição e evita intervalos comerciais durante muitos de seus blocos documentais. Está disponível por meio de operadoras de cabo e satélite em todos os Estados Unidos.
Os telespectadores podem acessar a grade do canal pelo guia de TV local ou pelo site da rede, que lista os próximos programas por data e horário. Alguns episódios também estão disponíveis para streaming sob demanda por meio de plataformas de TV por assinatura participantes. A rede não exibe filmes, videoclipes ou esportes ao vivo. Sua programação é voltada para um público interessado em conteúdo educativo e narrativa institucional, sem depender de reality shows ou segmentos de compras.
Programação
00:00 - 01:00
Ice Airport Alaska
Live And Let Fly
Series, Documentary, Aviation
A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in.
01:00 - 02:00
How Did They Fix That?
Lava Wars
Series, Documentary
In Grindavik, Iceland, crews repair earthquake fissures, build lava barriers and track magma, gases and ground movement while divers inspect a damaged harbor pier in a town shaped by ongoing eruptions.
02:00 - 03:00
Ice Airport Alaska
Live And Let Fly
Series, Documentary, Aviation
A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in.
03:00 - 04:00
How Did They Fix That?
Lava Wars
Series, Documentary
In Grindavik, Iceland, crews repair earthquake fissures, build lava barriers and track magma, gases and ground movement while divers inspect a damaged harbor pier in a town shaped by ongoing eruptions.
04:00 - 05:00
Ice Airport Alaska
Live And Let Fly
Series, Documentary, Aviation
A lone bush pilot races to stock ultra-marathon checkpoints, a heli pilot risks a sling-load at 4,000 feet and comes inches from disaster, and a vintage DC-3 plane is a village's only lifeline as a storm closes in.
05:00 - 06:00
Air Disasters
Running on Empty
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
Air Tahoma Flight 185, an overnight cargo flight from Memphis, Tenn., approaches its final destination, Cincinnati.
06:00 - 07:00
Air Disasters
Power Struggle
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
In Indonesia, a Boeing 737 spirals out of the sky and nosedives into the Java Sea.
07:00 - 08:00
Air Disasters
Second Thoughts
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
The turboprop plane begins its descent in thick fog, but things go wrong; Luxair Flight 9642 crashes a few kilometers from the runway; investigators discover that there was nothing abnormal about the two engines.
08:00 - 09:00
Air Disasters
Powerless Plunge
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.
09:00 - 10:00
Air Disasters
Cabin Chaos
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky.
10:00 - 11:00
Air Disasters
Deadly Climb
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.
11:00 - 12:00
Air Disasters
Firebomber Down
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire; ATSB investigators must determine the cause within an active fire zone.
12:00 - 13:00
Air Disasters
Collision Catastrophe
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
Two planes collide in the sky above southern Germany and numerous people on the ground witness the disaster; based on the wreckage, it is clear that the planes collided in the air; the researchers encounter a mystery.
13:00 - 14:00
Air Disasters
Pacific Ditching
Series, Documentary, Aviation
Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific; both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause.
14:00 - 15:00
Air Disasters
Fatal Test Flight
Series, Documentary, Aviation, History
On Dec. 22, 1996, Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes into mountainous terrain near Narrows, Va., during a functional evaluation flight, killing all six occupants; the investigation finds that the pilots made improper flight control inputs.
15:00 - 16:00
Air Disasters
Power Play
Series, Documentary, Aviation
When a turboprop loses engine power and crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators discover a fatal defect existing in Dash 8s around the world.
16:00 - 17:00
Air Disasters
Mystery Over the Mediterranean
Series, Documentary, Aviation
When an Airbus crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities, French investigators and an Italian journalist theorize different causes for the accident.
17:00 - 18:00
Air Disasters
Dead of Winter
Series, Documentary, Aviation
An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever.
18:00 - 19:00
Air Disasters
Deadly Descent
Series, Documentary, Aviation
When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea.
19:00 - 20:00
Air Disasters
Deadly Detail
Series, Documentary, Aviation
After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.
20:00 - 21:00
How Did They Fix That?
Snowbird Ski Resort
Series, Documentary
Mike Davidson embarks with the team to one of the most extreme, avalanche-prone ski mountains in the world: Snowbird; they battle to keep the steep and deep slopes safe with shovels, snowcats and even a WWII Howitzer.
21:00 - 22:00
How Did They Fix That?
Extreme Heights: Rope Access Repairs
Series, Documentary
Mike pushes himself to the limit to work with an elite team of high ropes techs on fixes hundreds of feet in the air; starting 45 stories up on the side of a skyscraper, then working and dangling on the edge.
22:00 - 23:00
How Did They Fix That?
Philadelphia Transit
Series, Documentary
In Philadelphia, Mike is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks and in trolley restoration garages; he is working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest and oldest mass transit systems running smoothly and on time.
23:00 - 00:00
How Did They Fix That?
Water Bombers: Fixing Aerial Firefighters
Series, Documentary
With wildfire season ahead, Mike works with an aerial firefighting company as they fix and convert aircraft into firefighting machines, including the transformation of a 1960's C130 plane from aged military aircraft into a stateofthe art waterbomber.