| BROADCAST DATE | LECTURER | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| January 26 | Bill Clinton President United States of America Washington DC | State of the Union address - missiles, space station, information superhighway. |
| February | David Allen Astronomer Anglo-Australian Telescope Ryde Sydney | Observing the surface of Venus using ground-based infrared sensors. Recorded at Astronomical Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Listen or download (8 min 4 s - 7.5 MB) |
| April 16 | Charlie Duke former NASA Astronaut and Missionary USA | His experiences on Apollo 16, his Christian experiences. Recorded at Christian Businessmens function, St Paul's Southern Cross Anglican Church, North Caulfield. NOTE: The original broadcast was 15 minutes long. That edit of his 55 minute talk, has been erased. Listen or Download unedited lecture which begins as Duke describes his return to Earth at the end of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission. (51 min 10 s - 47.9 MB) Pictures by Helena Binns: Duke and Duke with Andrew Rennie |
| May 4 | David Allen Astronomer Anglo-Australian Telescope Ryde Sydney | Using infrared to study the centres of galaxies. Recorded at Astronomical Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Listen or download (30 min 47 s - 28.8 MB) |
| June 22 | Duncan Steel Astronomer Anglo-Australian Observatory and Adelaide University Adelaide | Comet Shoemaker-Levy-9, the expected impact effects and planned observations by the Galileo spacecraft (Recorded at Melbourne University). Listen or Download (7 min 20 s - 6.8 MB) |
| July 6 | Duncan Steel Astronomer Anglo-Australian Observatory and Adelaide University Adelaide | The Clementine mission. Recorded at Melbourne University, Melbourne. Listen or Download (2 min 24 s - 2.2 MB) |
| July 20 | Mike Dinn Director (retired) Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex Tidbinbilla | Announcement of retirement as Director. Recorded at Apollo 11 Anniversary function, Canberra. Listen or Download (47 s - 0.6 MB) |
| July 20 | John Young NASA Astronaut Houston | Will Congess continue supporting the Space Station? Response to a question from The Space Show. Recorded in Canberra. Listen or Download (2 min 18 s - 2.1 MB) |
| August 4 | David Allen Astronomer Anglo-Australian Telescope Ryde Sydney | The Spiral Arms of the galaxy. Recorded at Astronomical Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Listen or download (2 min 34 s - 2.4 MB) |
| August 31 | Jeffrey Kennett Premier of Victoria and Don Haywood State Minister for Education and Gail Jennings Science Journalist ABC Television Melbourne | Launch of the Directorate of School Education's Interactive Satellite Television network. Recorded at launch function, Melbourne. |
| September 7 | John Young NASA Astronaut Houston | Do astronauts do any homework? Recorded in Canberra. Listen or Download (1 min 17 s - 1.2 MB) |
| October 19 | Dorothy Pizzey Principal St Catherines School Toorak Melbourne | Introduction of visiting NASA astronaut Rhea Seddon. Recorded at Press Conference, Toorak. Listen or Download (1 min 48 s - 1.7 MB) |
| October 19 | Rhea Seddon NASA Astronaut Houston | Her visit to Melbourne, her experiences as an astronaut, female role model. Recorded at Press Conference, Toorak, with many questions by A. Rennie and K. Doolan Listen or Download (30 min 27 s - 28.5 MB) |
| October 26 | Duncan Steel Astronomer Anglo-Australian Observatory and Adelaide University Adelaide | Impact cratering on Moon, Earth, Australia, Gaspra, Ida; mass extictions. Recorded at Melbourne University, Melbourne. Listen or Download (7 min 30 s - 7.0 MB) |
| November 9 | David Allen Astronomer Anglo-Australian Telescope Ryde Sydney | Does the Milky Way Galaxy have an exact centre? Recorded at Astronomical Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Listen or download (1 min 59 s - 1.8 MB) |
| November 9 | Jake Garn former U.S. Senator and NASA Astronaut Salt Lake City | What you can see from the Shuttle, launch sites, hobbies, the Orient Express, NASA budget, Apollo astronauts, momentos flown on Shuttle, community service in Utah, art and music. Recorded at Church Function, Melbourne. Listen or Download Response to questions (23 min 57 s - 22.4 MB) Listen or Download Introduction and prayer (7 min 42 s - 7.2 MB) |
| November 30 | Duncan Steel Astronomer Anglo-Australian Observatory and Adelaide University Adelaide | Comets - numbers of, nature of, orbits, risks to Earth, impact effect. Recorded at Melbourne University, Melbourne. Listen or Download (9 min 50 s - 9.2 MB) |
| December 23 | John Young NASA Astronaut Houston | Apollo 16. Recorded at Public Lecture, Canberra. Listen or Download Introduction by Mike Dinn (3 min 41 s - 3.4 MB) Listen or Download (19 min 1 s - 17.8 MB) Photos by Helena Binns of Young with Space Association Members Mark Hillyer and Kate Doolan in Melbourne. View |
