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Space Explorers
Episode 9 of 10
Dr Maggie lifts the lid on the vehicles that explore our universe. Her star guest is Professor Andrew Coates and she reveals her top five longest-serving spacecraft.
In this episode, Dr Maggie lifts the lid on the rovers, landers, orbiters and probes that have been sent to explore our universe and tells the incredible story of Rosetta, the spacecraft that tried to land on a comet.
Dr Maggie’s star guest is Professor Andrew Coates, who talks about building a spacecraft to look for life on Mars.
And Maggie answers viewers’ space questions and catalogues the top five longest-serving spacecraft.
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Thu 6 Nov 202509:20
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrew Coates |
| Interviewed Guest | Lauren Aderin-Pocock |
| Executive Producer | Jaimi West |
| Executive Producer | Miles Jarvis |
| Production Manager | Clare Beasley |
| Editor | Dominic Towey |
| Editor | Nick Hutchins |
| Researcher | Monalisa El-Behiry |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 Nov 202009:30
- Thu 11 Mar 202111:20
- Thu 25 Mar 202111:20
- Fri 11 Mar 202209:45
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- Thu 13 Oct 202211:35
- Thu 17 Nov 202211:45
- Fri 13 Jan 202309:40
- Thu 16 Mar 202311:30
- Thu 25 May 202311:35
- Thu 21 Sep 202311:45
- Mon 11 Dec 202311:20
- Fri 1 Mar 202411:20
- Thu 28 Nov 202411:05
- Thu 6 Nov 202509:20
