BBC World Service (Giotto Space Probe): March 13, 1986

An image of the Giotto spacecraft during construction (Source: ESA) Many thanks to SRAA contributor William Parmley, who found several cassette tapes with off-air recordings he made in the 1980s. Here are Bill’s notes for this recording:BBC transmission live during the encounter of the Giotto space probe with Haley’s Comet, March 13, 1986. (43:45) Comet Halley at Giotto spacecraft's closest approach (Source: ESA)