Nova

Season 17 Episode 12: To Boldly Go...

51 Seasons Oct 16, 1990 TV-PG 55m 8.2

NOVA chronicles the Voyager space mission—from Earth to the ends of the solar system. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and dozens of moons star in this epic voyage of exploration. Actor Patrick Stewart hosts.

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Season 17 Episodes:

Episode 1 Poison in the Rockies

1. Poison in the Rockies

Aired: Jan 9, 1990

Poison in the Rockies is focused on the damage that decades of mining operati...

Episode 2 Race for the Top

2. Race for the Top

Aired: Jan 23, 1990

Using some of the largest machines ever built on earth, American and European...

Episode 3 Disguises of War

3. Disguises of War

Aired: Feb 6, 1990

Sixty-five years after attempts to ban them, chemical weapons pose more of a ...

Episode 5 The Big Spill

5. The Big Spill

Aired: Feb 27, 1990

The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill takes a center stage when NOVA heads to Alask...

Episode 11 Neptune's Cold Fury

11. Neptune's Cold Fury

Aired: Oct 9, 1990

NOVA visits Neptune, the planet that took Voyager 12 years to reach. Mysterie...

Episode 12 To Boldly Go...

12. To Boldly Go...

Aired: Oct 16, 1990

NOVA chronicles the Voyager space mission—from Earth to the ends of the solar...

Episode 14 The Blimp Is Back!

14. The Blimp Is Back!

Aired: Oct 30, 1990

NOVA examines the troubled past and promising future of blimps, zeppelins, cy...

Episode 15 Earthquake!

15. Earthquake!

Aired: Nov 6, 1990

NOVA looks at the high-stakes quest to predict earthquakes. Despite past disa...

Episode 16 Killing Machines

16. Killing Machines

Aired: Nov 13, 1990

Robotic weapons that seek out and destroy ships, planes, and other targets ar...

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Info about Nova

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary

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