Just saw a pretty neat feature on National Geographic about the history of Sea Launch (the company that launched XM Satellite Radio’s satellites into orbit). They even showed “Mission 15” which many of us know as the February 28th launch of XM-3.

Pretty cool stuff if you’re into it. It’s amazing to see what goes into throwing these things up into orbit. A lot more is involved than we really realize.

Should be reairing again in August 10th @ 5pm. Check here for showtimes and info.