Discovery space shuttle launch and role of Michael Foale

Title

Discovery space shuttle launch and role of Michael Foale

Genre

News report; Speech; Special

TX Date

3 Feb 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:02:04

Description

Report by Alison Hodgkins on the launch of the space shuttle Discovery from Cape Canaveral in Florida and the role of Michael Foale who is due to make history as the first Briton to complete a space walk; interviews with parents: Mary Foale and Colin Foale; and US commentary and shuttle radio contact as the shuttle lifts off.

Contributors

Alison Hodgkins; Mary Foale; Colin Foale

Keywords

Space exploration; Space stations; Astronauts; Space shuttles; Discovery; Michael Foale

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