Discover
This useful metal was once considered more valuable than gold. Watch as aluminum is stretched, pounded, melted and turned into foam. Did you know that aluminum is made out of a powder? Visit the widest rolling mill in the world where skins for the largest jets are made, then it’s off to NASA to observe how aluminum is used to make reflective mirrors for telescopes. Discover the process of making aluminum foil and learn why aluminum baseball bats are better than wood.
Original Release
07/26/2006
US Release
07/26/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom Aiken | HHimself - Consultant, NASA Ames Wind Tunnels |
| Vincent Albert | Self - National Full Scale Aeronautics Complex |
| Bob Armstrong | Self - Product Marketing Manager, Claas |
| Julia Barfield | Self - Director, Marks Barfield Architects |
| Patrick H. Bish | Self - Quality Assurance Supervisor |
| Karol J. Bobko | Self - Former Space Shuttle Commander |
| Brian Bonnick | Self - Senior Vice President Technology, IMAX |
| Fabian J. Dechant | Self - Global Director, Control & Automation |
| Kevin Dyer | Self - Operations Manager |
| Dean Giovannetti | Self - Chief, Aerospace Simulation Operations |
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tom Aiken | HHimself - Consultant, NASA Ames Wind Tunnels |
| Vincent Albert | Self - National Full Scale Aeronautics Complex |
| Bob Armstrong | Self - Product Marketing Manager, Claas |
| Julia Barfield | Self - Director, Marks Barfield Architects |
| Patrick H. Bish | Self - Quality Assurance Supervisor |
| Karol J. Bobko | Self - Former Space Shuttle Commander |
| Brian Bonnick | Self - Senior Vice President Technology, IMAX |
| Fabian J. Dechant | Self - Global Director, Control & Automation |
| Kevin Dyer | Self - Operations Manager |
| Dean Giovannetti | Self - Chief, Aerospace Simulation Operations |
| Howard Hall | Self - Director / Filmmaker |
| James Haughey | Self - Engineering Group Leader |
| Matt Jaynes | Self - Product Specialist, Claas |
| Randy Johnson | Self - Technologist, Joy Mining Machines |
| Dennis Lindenberg | Self - Supervisor, Joy Mining Machines |
| Allan Mann | Self - Engineering Consultant, London Eye |
| Jeffery Schroeder | Self - Chief, Aviation Systems |
| Lloyd Sherr | Narrator |
| Jon Survance | Self - Senior Manufacturing Engineer |
| Susan Ziegler | Narrator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Don Cambou | Executive Producer |
| Paul Dzilvelis | Executive Producer |
| Gloria Morris | Producer |
| Tim Knauff | Producer |
