Episode
Space Brothers: Night Before Launch
Overview
Two days are left before launch. First, the lunar lander Artemis goes into space on Mars V. Afterwards, Hibito and the rest of the crew will head into space on Mars I.
Details
- Series
- Space Brothers
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 29
- Air date
- 2012-10-20
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
Night Before Launch is Episode 29 in Season 1 of Space Brothers. It aired on 2012-10-20. The runtime is 24 min.
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