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[[File:Zeus_IV.jpg|thumb|Zeus IV launches off. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'')]] | [[File:Zeus_IV.jpg|thumb|Zeus IV launches off. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')]] | ||
The '''Zeus IV''' was a manned [[atmosphere|atmospheric]] probe flown by [[International Space Command]] and tracked from the [[Snowcap]] | The '''Zeus IV''' was a manned [[atmosphere|atmospheric]] probe flown by [[International Space Command]] and tracked from the [[Snowcap]] base in [[Antarctica]] in [[December]] [[1986]]. It was crewed by [[astronaut]]s [[Glyn Williams]] and [[Dan Schultz]]. They were the first to detect the rogue [[planet]] [[Mondas]] as it came closer to [[Earth]], but their craft was pulled into the rogue planet's [[gravity]]. When they tried to break free, the Zeus IV exploded, killing them both. By the time this news reached Space Command headquarters, another probe, [[Zeus V]], had already been launched to help Zeus IV get back to Earth. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'') | ||
The launch of the Zeus IV had previously been profiled on the British news. ([[ST]]: ''[[Mondas Passing (short story)|Mondas Passing]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Individual spacecraft]] | [[Category:Individual spacecraft]] | ||
[[Category:Space probes]] | [[Category:Space probes]] | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 3 August 2012
The Zeus IV was a manned atmospheric probe flown by International Space Command and tracked from the Snowcap base in Antarctica in December 1986. It was crewed by astronauts Glyn Williams and Dan Schultz. They were the first to detect the rogue planet Mondas as it came closer to Earth, but their craft was pulled into the rogue planet's gravity. When they tried to break free, the Zeus IV exploded, killing them both. By the time this news reached Space Command headquarters, another probe, Zeus V, had already been launched to help Zeus IV get back to Earth. (DW: The Tenth Planet)
The launch of the Zeus IV had previously been profiled on the British news. (ST: Mondas Passing)
