Voyager

Synopsis

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory proposed a mission in the 1960s to send spacecraft to the giant outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. In 1977 Voyagers 1 & 2 were launched. The leading spacecraft arrived in Saturn in late 1980 and the second in the summer of 1981, after having encountered Jupiter in 1979. Voyager 2 then proceeded to Uranus in 1986 and is now on course for Neptune (expected arrival 1989). Photographs and computer graphics show Voyager’s findings.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 25 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1982

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Astronomy

Keywords

Jupiter; Neptune; planets; remote sensing by satellite; Saturn; space exploration; Uranus

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Film Unit

Distributor

Name

British Interplanetary Society

Email

mail@bis-spaceflight.com

Web

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Phone

020 7735 3160

Address

27-29 South Lambeth Road
London
SW8 1SZ