Soviet satellite crash

Title

Soviet satellite crash

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Report on the crash of the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 satellite near Great Slave Lake, Canada (24/01/78). Despite US early assurances that there had been no nuclear matter on board, it was subsequently admitted that some risk may have been posed by radiation. Cosmos 986 has already been sent into orbit. Includes press statement by State Department spokesperson Jill Schuker. Male American reporter not identified.

Contributors

Jill Schuker

Keywords

USA; Canada; USSR; Jimmy Carter; Space exploration; Space; Nuclear safety; Spacecraft; Artificial satellites; Cosmos 954; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear fuels; Cosmos 986; Northern Territories; Radiation

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