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The Sacrifice of Cassini
About This Episode
The mysterious untold story of the scientist who figured out how to go the Moon while fighting for his life in a WWI trench. He wrote a letter to fifty years in the future. It made the Apollo Mission possible. And the saga of the twenty-year long odyssey of a robotic explorer ordered to commit suicide on another world.
Series Synopsis
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.
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Episode Details
- Series
- Cosmos
- Season
- 2
- Episode
- 8
- Series Rating
- 8.5/10
- Total Seasons
- 2
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