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Science Channel will broadcast all five episodes of “The Age of Aerospace” back-to-back starting at 9 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 11. Check local listings to find the exact time in your area.

The five-part documentary series chronicles the history of Boeing and its heritage companies. It has aired on Science Channel, Discovery Channel and the American Heroes Channel to strong viewership.

“The Age of Aerospace” also is available for viewing online at http://www.theageofaerospace.com/boeing. A menu at the top right corner of the page allows viewers to select one of 18 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese and Spanish.

Produced by The Documentary Group and commissioned by Boeing, "The Age of Aerospace" films explore advancements in civilian, military and space technology — from the origins of Bill Boeing, Donald Douglas and their contemporaries to the present and future products the company and its counterparts produce.

Although Boeing provided funding, archival content, employee and retiree interviews and technical assistance for the documentaries, editorial control remained with The Documentary Group, which said creating the series took more than three years.

Some 114,000 feet (34,700 meters) of rare, unseen 16mm and 35mm film from the Boeing archives was transferred to high-definition video to support the project. The Documentary Group conducted 139 interviews, about half with current and former employees of Boeing and the heritage companies of McDonnell Douglas, Hughes and Rockwell North American. They also interviewed aerospace experts, journalists, writers and historians. NASA, the U.S. Air Force, the Smithsonian Institution, Southwest Airlines and Air Lease Corporation also provided input.

Tom Yellin and Mark Obenhaus serve as executive producers for the series' producer, The Documentary Group. Susan Schaefer was senior producer. The five episodes were produced by Susan Schaefer and Alison Hockenberry. It was written and directed by Obenhaus, and Wyatt Channell served as executive producer for Science Channel.