The Sky at Night · SEASON 6

Keeping Space Clean

Episode 9 · 1962-06-10

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The first interplanetary rockets could carry with them bacteria from earth which might contaminate other planets. Returning spacemen might bring back new and dangerous bacteria which could endanger our existence here. Patrick Moore, Sir Bernard Lovell, and Dr. Francis Jackson give their views on this vital aspect of space travel.

Season 6 episodes

1. Volcanoes or Meteorites?1962-01-17 2. Life in the Universe?1962-02-21 3. The Farthest Planet1962-03-14 4. Space Needles1962-03-21 5. The Space Fog1962-05-23 6. Astronomy and the Ancients1962-06-27 7. Signals from Jupiter1962-07-16 8. Saturn1962-08-13 9. Keeping Space Clean1962-06-10 10. The Demon Star1962-10-17 11. Journey to Venus1962-11-21 12. The Moving Earth1962-12-19