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Date released

5 Oct 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/81

NoS ID

113803

Story no

7 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

The weather is big business for a British firm which specialises in building automatic receiving stations for pictures from weather satellites.

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Ariane space launcher (1981)

Genre

Interview

Interview with space expert, Ian Ridpath, about the success of the European Space Agency, particularly the shuttle, Ariane, which will be used to launch satellites. Male interviewer not identified.

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World’s Scientists Confer

Date released

8 Aug 1955

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2615

NoS ID

154922

Story no

1 / 7

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Britain’s first atom power plant America to launch satellites.

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McWhirter on Zircon injunction (1987)

Genre

Interview

Norris McWhirter, founder of the Freedom Association, on the Freedom Association’s attempts to stop the Zircon BBC television documentary on spy satellites being shown at public meetings and the reasons...

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Soviet satellite crash (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Jeff Harwell, Canadian Department of National Defence on possible radioactivity of nuclear-powered Soviet satellite which crashed in northern Canada on 24/01/78. Male interviewer not identified.

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AC Satellites

Date released

1969

Series name

Calendar

Issue no

282

NoS ID

324226

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Cosmos 1402 satellite out of control (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with amateur astronomer Geoff Perry of Kettering Boys School on the Soviet satellite Cosmos 1402 which was thought to be out of control and likely to crash on Earth, and its self-destruction by a...

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Space shuttle Discovery launches smoothly (1984)

Genre

News report; Press conference; Special

Andrew Manderstam reports on the launch of the US space shuttle Discovery after several recent postponements due to technical problems and on its mission including putting communication satellites into...

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Arthur C. Clarke on satellite communication (1974)

Genre

Interview

Science fiction novelist Arthur C Clarke on the advance of satellite communication, the ability of satellites to broadcast television, the effects on the energy crisis, the role of science fiction in getting...

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Christopher H on tour of Met Office (1976)

Genre

Documentary; Interview

Christopher H goes on a tour of the Meteorological Office in London. Speaks to unidentified male staff member on unusual hot and dry weather in the UK looking at their charts; Ralph Hardy, senior forecaster...

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