Rocket City Rednecks

Hillbilly Armageddon

In his day job at the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Travis has explored ways to protect the Earth from collision with an asteroid, but outside the office he'll actually put some of these ideas to the test.

Rednecks on the Red Planet

Most scientists think a manned mission to Mars would take at least one and a half years and billions of dollars, but Travis thinks it can be done faster and cheaper.

Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind

The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies.

Backwoods Spy Satellite

The Rednecks build a massive radio telescope out of junkyard parts, in an attempt to pick up signals from distant galaxies.

Power My Party Boat

The team create a floating "alternate energy power plant" out of old car parts and a waterwheel that creates all the energy required for a "Redneck Rec Room."

Double-Barreled Rocket

The guys build a solar thermal rocket engine out of old satellite dishes to test out a free energy source that could travel between the stars - or power an old fishing boat.

Hillbilly Moon Buggy

Travis and the guys compete in NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race - an international competition to create a human-powered lunar vehicle designed to fit aboard a space capsule. Engineering teams around the world spend years designing entries but the Rednecks build theirs in one weekend. After all, Daddy did work on the original Apollo space program so they should have a leg up.

Rocket-Powered Bass Boat

With NASAs shuttle program now defunct, the Rednecks decide to build their own big ass rocket. Staying true to their redneck roots, the team uses whatever they can find, including a farmers abandoned water tank and an old safety ladder, to craft a 700-pound rocket. But they have to buy the largest rocket engines you can get without being in the government.