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

11/12/2025

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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)