Missions in space

Important new scientific data was collected on the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto by the telescopes aboard the Voyager spacecrafts. For the first time, scientists were able to collect information by studying the giant planets at close range.

Discusses the United States space program Viking and the mission to Mars.

Explains the space shuttle--what it is, how it works, and what it is like to fly it, as well as describing the pre-flight, launch, flight, and landing.

Describes the design and function of the Hubble Space Telescope, its initial problems, and plans to repair it.

Describes the mission of Magellan, the interplanetary spacecraft designed to permit detailed radar mapping of the surface of Venus.

Discusses the United States space program Apollo and the flight and exploration of the moon.