THE FARTHEST: VOYAGER IN SPACE [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 2017
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Over 12 billion miles from Earth, a gangly ship sails through interstellar space. It is, by far, the most distant object made by human hands. ; ; In 1977, NASA launched twin Voyager spacecraft. An emotional, cinematic documentary, 'The Farthest' tells their story through first-hand accounts from the passionate men and women who built the ships and guided their journeys. Negotiating a series of perils on its Grand Tour of the outer planets, Voyager beamed back spectacular images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. But their moons offered bigger surprises - volcanoes, geysers, and a liquid water ocean. On the chance of discovery by intelligent aliens, each spacecraft carried a Golden Record with music and spoken greetings. ; ; The mission has earned its place in the pantheon of human achievements. Long after our sun has flamed out, the Voyagers are likely to be sailing on, perhaps the only evidence that we ever existed. ; ; BONUS FILM: Are we on the brink of a discovery that will rewrite the story of life as we know it? Second Genesis explores the scientific quest to find life beyond Earth - possibly even on a tiny, frozen ocean world right here in our very own solar system. ;
• Cast: Frank Drake, Carolyn Porco, John Casani, Lawrence Krauss, Timothy Ferris, Edward Stone, Nick Sagan, Larry Soderblom, Charley Kohlhase, Fran Bagenal, James F. Bell, Frank Locatell, Suzanne Dodd, Jon Lomberg, Heidi Hammel, Candy Hansen, Andrew Ingersoll, Dave Linick, Fernando Peralta, Linda J. Spilker, Tom Spilker, Janet Sternberg, Amahl Drake, Don Gurnett, Stamatios Krimigis, Linda Morabito, Carl Sagan, Brad Smith, Richard John Terrile, Emer Reynolds
• Director: Emer Reynolds
• Runtime: 1:40
• Company: PBS
• Media Format: Movie