Safe return of Discovery space shuttle
- Title
- Safe return of Discovery space shuttle
- Genre
- Special
- TX Date
- 3 Oct 1988
- Year of production
- 1988
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- Duration
- 00:00:31
- Description
- Live commentary by unidentified male NASA team member on the safe return to earth of the space shuttle Discovery â the first shuttle flight since the Challenger disaster in which the entire crew was killed. Audio also includes radio transmission between the shuttle and the control room, cheers, and the US national anthem.
- Contributors
- None Identified
- Keywords
- California; USA; Space exploration; NASA; Astronauts; Space shuttles; Discovery (space shuttle); Edwardes Airforce Base
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LBC/IRN, "Safe return of Discovery space shuttle". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0009300322013 (Accessed 12 Jun 2025)