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The Planets examines the history of rocketry and the early exploration of the solar system.
S1 • E2
The Planets looks at unmanned exploration of our solar system focusing on the discoveries of the Mariner, Venera, Viking, and Voyager probes.
S1 • E3
The Planets looks at the "Grand Tour" of the outer solar system provided by the Voyager space probes.
S1 • E4
The Planets looks manned and unmanned exploration of the Moon and considers theories of its age and origin.
S1 • E5
The Planets examines the sun and interviews scientists and astronauts about the properties of this all-important star.
S1 • E6
The Planets looks at planetary atmospheres. It looks at the life giving atmosphere of Earth, the crushing greenhouse of Venus, the thin gaseous layer of Mars, and the maelstrom of the gas giant Jupiter.
S1 • E7
The Planets examines the prospects of life on other worlds in our solar system. It looks at Venus, Mars, and the water bearing moons of the outer planets.
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The Planets looks at the ultimate fate of our solar system and examines the possibility of extrasolar planets.
Self - Narrator
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Self - Commander, Apollo 12
Self - Rocket Designer
Self - Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Arizona
Self - Brown University, Rhode Island
Self - NASA Ames Research Center
Self - Planetary Science Institute, Arizona