NASA's Unexplained Files Attack of the Thunderballs (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

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NASA's Unexplained Files

Attack of the Thunderballs (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary

Astronauts are evacuated when a mystery object is discovered hurtling towards the ISS, a NASA secret agent goes undercover to recover missing moon rocks and scientists struggle to find answers when they find a huge void at the edge of the solar system.

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Fran Bagenal Self - Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Self - Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences See fewer	Nova (1974)
Bill Birnes Self - Author, 'The Day After Roswell' (as William J. Birnes) Self - Author, 'The Day After Roswell' (as William J. Birnes) See fewer	The Riverman (2004)
Ken Bowersox Self - Astronaut, Commander ISS Expedition 6 Self - Astronaut, Commander ISS Expedition 6 See fewer	Home Improvement (1991)
Leroy Chiao Self - NASA Shuttle Astronaut Self - NASA Shuttle Astronaut See fewer	Ancient Aliens (2009)
Jessie Christiansen Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	Global News Morning BC (2002)
Erik Dellums Narrator (as Erik Todd Dellums) Narrator (as Erik Todd Dellums) See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
David Dickinson Self - Science Writer Self - Science Writer See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Laurence Garvie Self - Meteoriticist, Arizona State University Self - Meteoriticist, Arizona State University See fewer	Meteorite Men (2009)
Matt Genge Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	How the Earth Was Made (2009)
Andrew Gough Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	Conspiracies Decoded (2020)
Kevin R. Grazier Self - Planetary Scientist (as Kevin Grazier) Self - Planetary Scientist (as Kevin Grazier) See fewer	Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
Joe Gutheinz Self - Former NASA Special Agent Self - Former NASA Special Agent See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
James W. Huston Self - Author and Defense Expert Self - Author and Defense Expert See fewer	The Final Countdown (1980)
J.J. Kavelaars Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Jason Major Self - Science Writer Self - Science Writer See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
James McGaha Self - Astronomer and Retired USAF Pilot Self - Astronomer and Retired USAF Pilot See fewer	Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
Steven Miller Self - Research Scientist, Colorado State University Self - Research Scientist, Colorado State University See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Tom Nichols Self - National Security Analyst Self - National Security Analyst See fewer	Succession (2018)
Hakeem Oluseyi Self - Astrophysicist Self - Astrophysicist See fewer	The Stars in My Soul
Christopher Orwoll Self - Director, New Mexico Museum of Space History Self - Director, New Mexico Museum of Space History See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Robert Pearlman Self - Space Historian Self - Space Historian See fewer	Space Warriors (2013)
Sara Seager Self - Planetary Scientist Self - Planetary Scientist See fewer	Solis (2018)
Curtis Seaman Self - Atmospheric Scientist, Colorado State University Self - Atmospheric Scientist, Colorado State University See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Mark Stenhoff Self - Author: Ball Lightening - An Unexplained Phenomenon in Atmospheric Physics Self - Author: Ball Lightening - An Unexplained Phenomenon in Atmospheric Physics See fewer	NASA's Unexplained Files (2012)
Nicole Stott Self - NASA Shuttle and ISS Astronaut Self - NASA Shuttle and ISS Astronaut See fewer	Orbital (2024)
Amy Shira Teitel Self - Space Historian Self - Space Historian See fewer	The Vintage Space (2012)