Comet Halley Returns
Comet Halley Returns
NASA films regarding exploration of Halley's Comet and the planet Uranus.
Comet Halley Returns
Illustration of Halley's Comet flying over unearthly terrain. Computer animation of Halley's route in our solar system. Color illustrations of Halley's Comet in space. Computer animation of Giotto probe of Italy (ESA) in space. Computer animation of VEGA-1 & VEGA-2 spacecraft of the Soviet Union in outer space. Computer animation of Suisei & Sakigake spaceprobes of Japan in space. Stills of Halley's Comet streaking across outer space. TLS astronauts working on Astro-1 Observatory in open payload of space shuttle Columbia STS-35 (1990). TLS Spartan-Halley Platform in open payload of space shuttle, planet Earth looming overhead. TLS Solar Maximum Mission satellite orbiting in space, Earth on screen left. MS Pioneer Venus satellite in orbit. Illustration of International Commitary Explorer in space. TLS large domed observatory on mountain, blue sky; MS large telescope rotating slowly in dome. MS white male astronomer peering into telescope.
Comet Halley Returns
Nice (actual) shot of planet Jupiter rotating. Computer animation of Voyager I & II spaceprobes traveling through space, passing through the rings of Saturn, cruising for Uranus. MS Voyager Project scientist Dr. Edward Stone discussing the significance of Uranus exploration, and what he & his colleagues will be studying. Computer animation of Voyager passing over Neptune.