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The European Space Agency is getting ready to launch its Giotto space probe for the arrival of Halley’s Comet. Dave Dale, project manager at the Agency, says other countries will lend their help to study...
Interviews about the groundbreaking Comet Airliner which is due to take its final flight. Male speakers and interviewer not identified.
Interview about the early problems with the Comet Airliner which is due to take its final flight. Male speaker and interviewer not identified.
Special documentary on Halley’s Comet, due to return this winter after 77 years. With accounts of seeing the comet in 1910 by Evelyn Hall(?) and Mrs Leonard Stein(?); Brian Harpur of Halley’s Comet...
Unidentified male speaker (poss. amateur astronomer George Alcock) on the discovery and sighting of a new comet, named the IRAS-Akari-Alcock, after the names of those who have confirmed its existence. Male...
Paul Maurice reports on the European Space Agency spacecraft the Giotto as it is launched to fly by and study Halley’s Comet. Includes actuality of take-off in French and English. Speaking are Sales...
Scientist Dr Alan Johnstone on the European satellite, Giotto, damage to which has affected its mission to Halley’s Comet. Johnstone describes the damage, after which only three of ten experiments were...
Viscount Leathers (Frederick Leathers) is interviewed about his forthcoming trip on the inaugural flight of Concorde. He was involved in the first flight of the Sikorski Seaplane, the Comet, and the 747,...
Report looking at the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet liner, crashing in 1954 and the investigation on the structural problems following the accident and subsequent changes to aeroplane design....
Archive 1958 recording. Chairman of BOAC Sir Gerard d’Erlanger is interviewed aboard the BOAC Comet 4 jet liner on its maiden transatlantic regular passenger flight (04/10/58) before landing in Idlewild...
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