Discovery Channel Documentary brings you an exclusive behind the scenes look at the unprecedented Chilean Miners Rescue Operation that had the world holding its breath for 69 days. The one-hour special entitled Chilean Miners Rescue, will feature exclusive interviews with the director of the rescue operation, the families of the miners, key crew members, medical personnel and the brave rescuers themselves. For this thrilling and not-to-be-missed special, Discovery Channel, which reaches nearly 400 million subscribers around the globe, has gained unprecedented access to: The room set aside for reunions between rescued miners and their families Andre Sougarett, head of the rescue operation The workings of the three drilling machines used in the rescue operation The engineers and technicians in charge of each of the three rescue plans (Plans A, B and C) and the drilling machines The control room where daily planning meetings took place Medical teams, including Dr. Jean Romagnoli, one of the health experts who kept the miners alive through their ordeal Interviews with one of the heroic rescuers who descended into the mine during the final phase of the operation to show the miners how to use the escape capsule. This one-off special documentary analyses the extraordinary mission to rescue the minors from the depths of the earth, explains Paul Welling, Vice President and Head of Channels for Discovery Networks Emerging Markets. In true Discovery fashion, the show explores the ground breaking technology, pain-staking planning, emotional ups and downs and eventual success of this incredible 70-day rescue mission, said Welling. The program will also feature interviews with Chilean President Sebastin Piera, Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne, Dr. Michael Duncan of NASA who advised the medical team in charge of the miners during their captivity, and several of the engineers and drillers on site.