The Sacrifice of Cassini
Cosmos · Season 3 · Episode 8
A mysterious untold story is brought to life: a scientist figures out how to go to the Moon while fighting for his life in a World War I trench. He wrote a letter addressed to readers 50 years in the future, making the Apollo Mission possible. Witness the 20-year-long odyssey of a robotic explorer ordered to self-destruct on another world.
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Season
3
Episode
8
Air Date
30/Mar/2020
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
60 min
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A mysterious untold story is brought to life: a scientist figures out how to go to the Moon while fighting for his life in a World War I trench. He wrote a letter addressed to readers 50 years in the future, making the Apollo Mission possible. Witness the 20-year-long odyssey of a robotic explorer ordered to self-destruct on another world.
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