The joint ESA/NASA Huygens-Cassini mission, launched on October 15th 1997 from Canaveral using a Delta rocket, will carry the ESA probe towards Saturn's intriguing moon Titan. The probe has been developed to parachute through the atmosphere of Titan and analyse pressure, temperature and chemical constituency. The probe will also send back information on the type of surface it finally encounters.
This tape covers the live broadcast footage of the launch, as follows: Delta launcher and payload on launchpad, cut with footage of control room; overview of mission including animations, Huygens construction, Voyager images of Saturn and Titan; cut back to launcher and control room; more mission overview material - design and testing of Huygens probe, animation of mission; back to launcher on launchpad; arrival and unpacking of Huygens probe, mating to Cassini spacecraft; spacecraft rolled out, mating to launcher; back to launcher on launchpad; short animation film on meteorology of Titan; mission directors' centre;

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