The Planets (1999– )

Stars:

Mark Halliley, Boris Chertok, Charles Conrad

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mark Halliley	...	Himself - Narrator (8 episodes, 1999)
Boris Chertok	...	Himself - Rocket Designer (3 episodes, 1999)
Charles Conrad	...	Himself - Commander, Apollo 12 (3 episodes, 1999)
Carolyn Porco	...	Herself - Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Arizona (3 episodes, 1999)
Sasha Basilevsky	...	Himself - Geologist (2 episodes, 1999)
Imre Friedmann	...	Himself - Florida State University (2 episodes, 1999)
Douglas Gough	...	Himself - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University (2 episodes, 1999)
William Hartmann	...	Himself - Planetary Science Institute, Arizona (2 episodes, 1999)
Sergei Khrushchev	...	Himself - Brown University, Rhode Island (2 episodes, 1999)
Mikhail Marov	...	Himself - Russian Academy of Sciences (2 episodes, 1999)
Chris McKay	...	Himself - NASA AMES Research Centre (2 episodes, 1999)
Bruce Murray	...	Himself - Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1976-1982 (2 episodes, 1999)
Arnold Selivanov	...	Himself - Russian Institute for Space Instruments (2 episodes, 1999)
Brad Smith	...	Himself - Astronomer (2 episodes, 1999)
Larry Soderblom	...	Himself - US Geological Survey, Arizona (2 episodes, 1999)
Gerry Soffen	...	Himself - Viking Mission Scientist (2 episodes, 1999)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

jet propulsion laboratory | space race | space exploration | science | space | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

BBCi [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Oi planites

Filming Locations:

Antarctica

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E Television Networks, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

390 min 390 min (8 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

User Reviews

Spectacular history of the journey into the furthest reaches of our solar system

This 8 "hour" series is a wonderful historical production about the history of space travel including both Russian and American perspectives. It focuses each episode on a topic like the sun, atmosphere, giants, moon etc... The film footage on both country's programs reaches from the Sun to Neptune and the moons in between. The real video and still photography is accompanied by realistic computer generated enhancements. This series is well worth the time of any astronomy buff and even those who just want to learn a lot more about our Solar System.