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A study of satellites from Echo and Early Bird through ERTS, Navsats, Weather Sats to Landsat and Satellite Business Systems. Shows the effort put into the weather study of the earth and ends with a review...
An account of the role of LANDSAT satellite in providing data on the extent and productivity of major agricultural crops. Emphasis is on the crop economy in the USA but the global monitoring/surveillance...
Considers the surveillance and monitoring capabilities of earth orbiting satellites using acid waste pollution as a case study. Discusses the use of LANDSAT for information in reclaiming land after...
Details the technique of spectral band photography and its applications to the management of the earth’s resources.
Shows, by means of animation, how the sun and planets were formed. Explains how, through NASA’s probes, the Van Allen belt was discovered and how the earth is protected from solar wind and ion particles by...
Reviews the information about Mars, gained from the 7000 photographs returned by Mariner 9. Considers what forms of life could exist on the planet.
The final moon mission (launched 6 Dec 1972) was notable for the discovery of orange-coloured soil. The film includes activity at the ground centres, with specialists’ comments on both the mission and...
Reviews the information gleaned from unmanned spacecraft and manned lunar landings. Discusses early events in the history of the moon - accretion, structural formation, volcanic activity and bombardment....
The historic first landing of men on the Moon and their safe return to Earth. It documents the Apollo 11 mission from the launching of the Saturn V-Apollo vehicle on 16 July 1969, through the lunar landing...
Dr Van Allen and other scientists explain some of the purposes and methods of obtaining information in exploratory space flights. Illustrates the complicated instrumentation and procedures necessary for...
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