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Beyond Blue Sky: The Untold Story of the First Private Astronauts

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A small team of driven, desert-dwelling engineers builds the first private, manned space program from scratch and wins the $10M Ansari XPRIZE. Brought to life by an Emmy-nominated crew, this gripping documentary features radical engineering, razor's-edge supersonic test flight footage, a minute-long encounter with a dozen UAPs, untold behind-the-scenes human drama, and interviews with the renegade geniuses who proved commercial space was possible for a fraction of the price--sparking the modern era of private spaceflight and delivering a bold, paradigm-shifting message for future generations.

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Kevin Curran

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Burt Rutan

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Brian Binnie

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Mike Melvill

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Doug Shane

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Matt Stinemetze

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Synopsis A small team of driven, desert-dwelling engineers builds the first private, manned space program from scratch and wins the $10M Ansari XPRIZE. Brought to life by an Emmy-nominated crew, this gripping documentary features radical engineering, razor's-edge supersonic test flight footage, a minute-long encounter with a dozen UAPs, untold behind-the-scenes human drama, and interviews with the renegade geniuses who proved commercial space was possible for a fraction of the price--sparking the modern era of private spaceflight and delivering a bold, paradigm-shifting message for future generations.
Director
Kevin Curran
Producer
Kevin Curran, Brian Binnie, Jonathan Binnie
Screenwriter
Kevin Curran
Distributor
Focus on the Signal
Production Co
Focus on the Signal
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2026
Runtime
1h 33m