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The Sky at Night•Season 14•Episode 11

Rockets to the Planet

Oct 14, 1970

Spacecraft have already been to the nearest planets, Mars and Venus. Within the next 10 years other probes will explore much further, heading inward to Mercury, and outward beyond Jupiter-perhaps even to Pluto. Patrick Moore discusses with Iain Nicolson the information and pictures we

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Season 14 Episodes13

Wanderers in Space

Orion

The Crab Nebula

Photography on the Moon

When Mercury Crosses the Sun

Amateur Astronomers

Steering by the Stars

The Moons of Mars

Astronomers in the Space Age

Moon-quakes!

Rockets to the Planet

Infra-Red Astronomy

Planets of Other Suns

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Episode Summary

"Rockets to the Planet" is episode 11 of The Sky at Night season 14. It aired on October 14, 1970.

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