Discovery astronauts visit London

Title

Discovery astronauts visit London

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

7 Feb 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Report on the visit to London of the space shuttle Discovery astronauts Anna Fisher, Joe Allen and Dale Gardner after underwriters Lloyd’s of London provided $180 million to fund the recovery of two satellites, the Palapa B2 and Westar 6, which went astray in 1984 after being launched from the Challenger shuttle. Includes Fisher, Allen and underwriter Stephen Merritt on the recovery mission. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Joe Allen; Anna Fisher; Stephen Merritt

Keywords

London; Astronauts; Space shuttles; Satellites; Discovery; Insurance underwriters; Lloyd’s of London; Palapa B2; Westar 6; Anna Fisher; Joe Allen; Dale Gardner

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