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The Sky at Night

Season 1 Episode 650: Spaceman

20 SeasonsNov 30, -0001NR20m8.4

British-born astronaut Piers Sellers talks to Patrick Moore about life orbiting Earth and the future of the manned space programme. Chris Lintott talks about the space station and previews NASA's upcoming rescue mission to Hubble telescope

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 0

0.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Episode 2

2.

Aired: May 22, 1957

Discussion of the photography of the Comet Arend Roland with William A. Granger.

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Jun 20, 1957

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Jul 25, 1957

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Aug 19, 1957

Episode 8

8.

Aired: Nov 16, 1957

The discovery of the Gardien group and confirmed access to planet in the stars.

Episode 10

10.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore shows you the wonders of the winter sky during the coming month.

Episode 11

11.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses with Dr. Roger Jennison of Jodrell Bank how radio ast...

Episode 12 The Plough

12. The Plough

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses the most famous of all the constellations.

Episode 14 The Moon

14. The Moon

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Tonight Patrick Moore is at the Hampstead Observatory. If weather conditions ...

Episode 15 Jupiter

15. Jupiter

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about the largest planet, its family of moons, and its my...

Episode 17

17.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore explains what it would mean to astronomers if a successful atte...

Episode 18

18.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about old and new telescopes with A. H. Degenhardt, and s...

Episode 19

19.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Our galaxy, globular clusters and the possibility of life on other planets

Episode 20

20.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Mars is better seen now than it will be for next 10 years. Patrick Moore disc...

Episode 22

22.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

A change to the scheduled programme. Discussion of the latest Russian Rocket ...

Episode 24 Mercury and the Moon

24. Mercury and the Moon

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about the forthcoming partial eclipse of the Moon and abo...

Episode 25 Twin Stars

25. Twin Stars

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore and Roger Griffin discuss how pairs of suns revolving around ea...

Episode 27 Minor Planets

27. Minor Planets

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore talks about some of the lesser known bodies of the Solar System.

Episode 28 Life on Venus

28. Life on Venus

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses with F. L. Jackson, F.R.A.S., the theory that the pla...

Episode 29 Lights in the Sky

29. Lights in the Sky

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore discusses with Colin Ronan the Northern Lights and other simila...

Episode 31 Topical Events

31. Topical Events

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore introduces George Alcock who recently discovered two new planet...

Episode 34 The Star in the East

34. The Star in the East

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore gives an astronomer's view of the Star of Bethlehem which is de...

Episode 52

52.

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Episode 485 Cosmos

485. Cosmos

Aired: Nov 30, -1

A new probe is being launched towards Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Patrick M...

Episode 549 A Royal Celebration

549. A Royal Celebration

Aired: Nov 30, -1

In the 600th edition of The Sky at Night, Sir Patrick Moore interviews Astron...

Episode 571 Planet Quest

571. Planet Quest

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott look at the constellation of Pegasus and the ...

Episode 650 Spaceman

650. Spaceman

Aired: Nov 30, -1

British-born astronaut Piers Sellers talks to Patrick Moore about life orbiti...

Episode 700 700 Not Out

700. 700 Not Out

Aired: Nov 30, -1

Sir Patrick Moore celebrates the 700th episode of The Sky at Night at his hom...

Info about The Sky at Night

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC Four

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary