Episode

Horizon: From Earth to Miranda

Name: Horizon: From Earth to Miranda
Released: 1990-01-29
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Michael Mosley, Paul Vaughan, Alice Roberts, Hannah Fry, Richard Feynman

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Overview

In this Horizon documentary, we look at how NASA launched the Voyager space probes to explore the planets of the outer solar system.

Details

Series: Horizon
Season: Season 27
Episode: Episode 4
Air date: 1990-01-29
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

From Earth to Miranda is Episode 4 in 1990 of Horizon. It aired on 1990-01-29. The runtime is 60 min.

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