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

The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive by Thomas Witherspoon

Dec 11, 2025Technology

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 fo...

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BBC World Service (Giotto Space Probe): March 13, 1986 is an episode from The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive by Thomas Witherspoon. An image of the Giotto spacecraft during construction (Source: ESA) Many thanks to SRAA contributor William P...

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Published Dec 11, 2025, audio available.

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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)

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Published Dec 11, 2025