| BROADCAST DATE | SUBJECT | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Launch of Mars Polar Lander | Included commentary from NASA on launch and ascent of MPL, interview with Project Scientist Peter Smith, and mission profile. |
| February 24 | The H-2 Rocket | A documentary supplied by the National Space Development Agency of Japan on the operation of the H-2 rocket. Listen or download (6 min 12 s - 5.8 MB) |
| February 24 | The History of The Time Pips | To mark 75 years of the time pips on BBC radio, supplied by BBC World Service. |
| March 3 | The Way Matter Falls Into Black Holes | The latest findings about how matter falls into a black hole, from analysis of data from the Inernational Ultraviolet Explorer satellite. |
| Mar 3 | Apollo 9 | Documentary about Apollo 9 to mark the 30th anniversary of the first manned test of the Lunar Module. |
| April 7 | Mercury Astronaut Selection | A documentary including extracts from the press conference 40 years ago at which the seven Mercury astronauts were announced to the world. |
| April 14 | Midcourse Space Experiment | An examination of the Midcourse Space Experiment. Featured Bruce Guilmain, Programme Manager, Thomas Murdock, Principal Investigator, Max Peterson, Johns Hopkins University, and John Mill, Project Scientist. |
| April 14 | Ikonos and Landsat 7 | To mark the anticipated launch of the commercial Ikonos spacecraft and the Landsat 7, an examination of the remote sensing field, including Landsat 7 and contributions from NASA and Earth and Sky. |
| April 21 | Landsat 7 | Delayed coverage of the launch of the Landsat 7 remote sensing satellite. |
| June 2 | Launch of Brazilian Satellite SCD-2 | Orbital's commentary of launch of SCD-2 aboard a Pegasus. Included interview with Ajax Burros del Belo. |
| June 2 | New Findings About Io | In narrative and music, the discovery of Io, the Voyager findings, and the new Galileo results. Used Ian Tescee's "IO" composition. |
| July 7 | Voyager 2 at Jupiter | Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Voyager 2 flyby of Jupiter. Included description of mission, findings at Jupiter, playing of the plasma waves, some music based on the plasma wave recordings, and music inspired by the Voyagers. |
| July 7 | Skylab Crash Anniversary | Commemorating the crash of Skylab into Western Australia in narration and music. |
| July 14 | The Life of Pete Conrad | Marking the death of former NASA astronaut Pete Conrad. Included comments by Alan Bean, and extracts from Apollo 12 capcoms. Also personal reminesence by Andrew Rennie. |
| July 14 | Apollo 11 - Part 1 | The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission - the launch. |
| July 21 | Farewell Pete Conrad | Brief feature to farewell Pete Conrad, on the occassion of his funeral. |
| July 28 | Apollo 11 - Part 2 | The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission - the landing and moon walk. |
| August 4 | Lunar Prospector hits Moon, Eugene Shoemaker | Description of Lunar Prospector and the search for water on the Moon , and the voice of Eugene Shoemaker and his aspiration to go to the Moon. |
| August 18 | Apollo 11 Impressions | Looking back 30 years, a number of guests reflect on the Apollo 11 landing. |
| September 1 | Chandra X-ray Observatory | Coverage of the release of the first images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and an examination of its science objectives. |
| September 8 | Formation of Planetary Systems | A 45 minute discussion by astronomers associated with the Hubble Space Telescope on the new imagery from Hubble depicting the formation of planetary systems around other stars. |
| October 27 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" - Part One | An examination of the film and its impact on film-making and space awareness. |
| November 3 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" - Part Two | An examination of the film and its impact on film-making and space awareness. |
| November 10 | S.T.A.R.S. Announcement | Announcement of winning Victorian school in competition to design payload to fly aboard the Space Shuttle. Includes:- Honorable John Brumby, Minister for State and Regional Development; Dr Andrew Thomas, NASA Astronaut; Honorable Mary Delahunty, Minister for Education. Postscript: The winning entry, Glen Waverley Secondary College, decided to study spiders. Their experiment flew on the ill-fated STS 107 mission. Listen or download (17 min 29 s - 16.4 MB) |
| November 10 | Apollo 12 - Part One | Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the second manned lunar landing. |
| November 10 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" - Part Three | An examination of the film and its impact on film-making and space awareness. |
| November 17 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" - Part Four | An examination of the film and its impact on film-making and space awareness. |
| November 17 | Leonid Meteors | An exploration of the topic of meteors and meteor storms, and news of the 1999 Leonid meteor stream. |
| November 24 | Apollo 12 - Part Two | Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the second manned lunar landing. |
| November 24 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" _ Part Five | An examination of the film and its impact on film-making and space awareness. |
| December 1 | The Sounds of Mars | In anticipation of the expected placement of a microphone on Mars aboard the Mars Polar Lander, an exploration of the sounds it might pick-up. |
| December 8 | Mars Polar Lander | The failed landing and mission of the Mars Polar Lander. |
| December 8 | Apollo 12 - Part Three | Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the second manned lunar landing. |
| December 22 | Flight of STS 103 - Salvaging the Hubble | Half hour documentary feature on the STS 103 Shuttle mission, including launch, mission objectives, musical wake-up calls and capsule communications, Hubble rendezvous and grapple. |
| December 22 | The launch of Terra and the Earth Observing System | Description of the launch and the objectives of Terra and of the Earth Observing System. |
| December 29 | Flight of STS 103 - Salvaging the Hubble | Half hour documentary feature on the STS 103 Shuttle mission, including musical wake-up calls and capsule communications and explanation of the Hubble reservicing. |
