Alan Johnstone on Giotto space satellite

Title

Alan Johnstone on Giotto space satellite

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Mar 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:59

Description

Scientist Dr Alan Johnstone on the European satellite, Giotto, damage to which has affected its mission to Halley’s Comet. Johnstone describes the damage, after which only three of ten experiments were left working fully, and, although pleased with the data received so far, agrees that the satellite is in the celestial scrapyard. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Alan Johnstone

Keywords

Space exploration; Space; Artificial satellites; Experiments; Meteorites; Halley’s Comet; Giotto (satellite)

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