NOVA : NOVA re-creates key flights, including the world’s first manned voyage on November 21, 1783. A descendant of the Montgolfier brothers, whose exploits fascinated Benjamin Franklin, will join a team to build an accurate replica of the fragile paper and canvas craft using 18th-century tools and materials.

Starring:

Jay O Sanders, Lance Lewman, Liev Schreiber, Neil Ross, Stacy Keach, Will Lyman

Genre:

Documentary, Biography