Witness History: Archive 2014 - Soviet Mission to Halley's Comet

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In 1986, two Soviet space probes intercepted Halley's Comet during its first visit to Earth since 1910. But the mission had some covert American help. Hear from the man in charge, Russian physicist Roald Sagdeev.

(Photo: Halley's Comet during its 1986 visit to the centre of the solar system. Credit: Science Photo Library)

Published on Thursday, 6th March 2014.

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