The Sky at Night · SEASON 13
The Grand Tour
Episode 12 · 1969-12-02
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
In the late 1970s a spacecraft may be sent on a 'tour' of four of the outer planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - using the gravity and orbital speed of each to boost it on to the next, and sending back photographs and scientific information. Patrick Moore discusses the chances of success for this ambitious project with Iain Nicolson, a British astronomer, and with Dr W.H. Pickering, head of America's unmanned scientific space programme.
Season 13 episodes
1. The Moon - A New Era1969-01-27
2. How Much Can You See?1969-02-24
3. Jupiter, the Giant Planet1969-03-24
4. The Moon and the Earth1969-04-21
5. Mars Target Two1969-05-19
6. When Venus Crosses the Sun1969-06-16
7. The Needles of Space1969-07-14
8. The Weather of Mars1969-08-11
9. Relativity1969-09-09
10. Stars that Come and Go1969-10-07
11. The Moons of Saturn1969-11-04
12. The Grand Tour1969-12-02
13. A 'Sky at Night' Special 1969 - Year of Space1969-12-24
