DISCOVERY+ TAKES VIEWERS ALONGSIDE THE BIGGEST 'SPACE TITANS' OF THE NEW PRIVATE SPACE RACE

'SPACE TITANS: Musk, Bezos, Branson,' created in partnership with The Washington Post, begins streaming Thursday, November 4 on discovery+

(LOS ANGELES) - A new wave of space exploration has begun. This past year and a half has been pivotal for space exploration and this intense wave of innovation is just getting started. The year 2021 will go down as the year that billionaires went to space - with highly publicized launches around their big budget orbits. Space travel isn't just for NASA astronauts now. But how did we get here and what is next in the incredible race to space? SPACE TITANS: Musk, Bezos, Branson, an all-new special streaming Thursday, November 4 on discovery+, will follow the world's most successful entrepreneurs who are putting billions of dollars on the line to launch a revolution in space.

The special is in partnership with The Washington Post and staff writer Christian Davenport, whose depth of experience allowed him to gain inside access to key players. Davenport will go inside the incredible innovations taking place right now and what's to come including an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview with SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk.

The door to space is now open. NASA has engaged the help of private companies to send astronauts into orbit, and to go even further into space exploration. Companies like Elon Musk's SpaceX are taking NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). But the space station is just the starting point. Structures like the ISS will serve as transfer stations - creating human outposts off earth, making what was once considered science fiction a reality. This ends almost a decade long span of no astronauts taking flight from United States soil. Other companies like Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic are making history as well by sending private citizens to space as tourists.

In this new era of private space flight, NASA can focus on returning to the moon after over 50 years. The moon has always held a special allure for space exploration. Now, NASA plans not only to go to the moon, but to stay there. NASA has an ambitious program to land on the moon's south pole by the year 2024. To make that journey, NASA will use its biggest rocket ever. And with the moon as a base, Mars becomes in reach as the next goal for astronauts. Musk also has his eyes on Mars and predicts that SpaceX will land humans on Mars by 2026 and establish a colony by 2050.

This is the moment in time that these space titans have been building towards for decades. Old and new companies are pushing the boundaries with their limitless dreams. It's a moment fueled by imagination, innovation, and colossal rockets -- taking us into the final frontier of private space travel for all.

Viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #SpaceTitans and follow Discovery on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest updates.

SPACE TITANS: MUSK, BEZOS, BRANSON is produced by Storied Media Group in association with The Washington Post with Aaron Fishman, Peter Reiss, Tarin Laughlin and Todd Hoffman as executive producers and Christian Davenport as Consulting Producer. For Discovery, Inc, Wyatt Channell, Scott Lewers and Caroline Perez are executive producers.

About discovery+

discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ features a landmark partnership with Verizon that gives their customers with select plans up to 12 months of discovery+ on Verizon. discovery+ has the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service at launch, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment, and a slate of high-quality documentaries. For more, visit discoveryplus.com or find it on a variety of platforms and devices, including ones from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Roku and Samsung.

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Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery's portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.