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Whilst the achievements and exploits of the Soviets and Americans in space exploration are well documented, the story of the British Space Programme is much less well known. Beginning in 1962 with the...
Explains the mission of the British National Space Centre (BNSC) of focusing British space activities, to help understand and protect the environment, develop commercial application of space communication...
Looks at the way computers were used in the American space shuttle projects, particularly at computer systems in the shuttle orbiter and their relationship to the Mission Conrool unit at the Johnson Space...
The discovery of Uranus in 1781 by William Herschel is compared with discoveries by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 of additional moons for the outer planets, especially Uranus. Shows photographs of the moon and the...
In the light of the moon landings 15 years earlier, the film explores the new golden age of space travel to discover the real reasons why America is returning to space.
Involvement of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the Californian Institute of Technology in spacecraft missions. Considers alternative energy sources, star spectrum analysis, infra-red imaging radar, ion...
Examines the information about the planet Saturn gathered during the expedition of NASA’s unmanned spacecraft Voyager 1.
Shows how image intensifiers are used to produce images of faint objects and explores the principles underlying the intensification process. The power of image intensifiers is illustrated by showing how a...
Documents the joint US-German programme to explore the vicinity of the sun, which culminated in the launching of the spacecraft Helios to orbit the sun. On 15 March 1975 it approached to within 28 million...
Discusses developments in space exploration, including American and Russian flights to the Moon, Mars, Venus, Mercury and Jupiter. Geological features on these planets and on the moon give clues as to how...
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