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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]]'') | |||
[[Category:Vehicles]] | [[Category:Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Individual spacecraft]] | [[Category:Individual spacecraft]] | ||
[[Category:Space probes]] | [[Category:Space probes]] | ||