The History Channel will soon air Project Impossible, a series following the next generation of massive engineering projects considered unthinkable only a few years ago. Shot in 14 countries, the first season includes 10 one-hour episodes focusing on undertakings shaping the future of our society. Season one looks at projects tackling sea level rise, and technological breakthroughs like the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

The series features engineering feats such as the Venice MOSE wall, a complex sea barrier system made of massive steel flap gates. With the growing threat of sea levels rising, the flaps will also rise from the sea floor to prevent the Adriatic from flooding Venice. 

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in France is also quite a feat of engineering. This fusion reactor releases huge amounts of energy with plasma will reaching temperatures 10 times hotter than the sun. To contain plasma that hot requires a powerful magnetic field created by massive, super cooled electromagnets. Together these magnets are so powerful they could lift an aircraft carrier.  

Several projects featured in this series use LIDAR as an essential tool, such as scanning the president's faces on Mount Rushmore. This method of 3D modeling technology allows engineering a level of detail and precision previously unimaginable.

Project Impossible is rolling out internationally—currently airing in Germany, Spain, India, and the UK. Next month the show will air in Canada, Japan, Australia, South Africa, and Latin America. The U.S. premiere is scheduled for fall of 2018.