NOVA Season 25 Episode 2 Synopsis

On the 50th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, Chuck Yeager relives his gutsy assault on the sound barrier and tells how it was done. Other top test pilots of the day-those who survived-describe the dangers, mysteries, and thrill of trying to fly faster than sound at the dawn of the jet age.

NOVA Season 25 Episodes...

• s25e01 - Coma
• s25e02 - Faster Than Sound
• s25e03 - Bomb Squad
• s25e04 - The Proof
• s25e05 - Wild Wolves With David Attenborough
• s25e06 - Super Bridge
• s25e07 - Treasures of the Sunken City
• s25e08 - Avalanche!
• s25e09 - Danger in the Jet Stream
• s25e10 - Night Creatures of the Kalahari
• s25e11 - Mysterious Mummies of China
• s25e12 - Supersonic Spies
• s25e13 - Animal Hospital
• s25e14 - The Brain Eater
• s25e15 - Everest - The Death Zone
• s25e16 - Search for the Lost Cave People
• s25e17 - Warnings from the Ice
• s25e18 - Crocodiles! With David Attenborough
• s25e19 - The Truth About Impotence

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.