Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Thursday, Sep 29, 1988

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Title: Nightline Abstract: ABC "Nightline" re: the planet Mars, the space shuttle Discovery launch, reported by Ted Koppel, Morton Dean. Live discussion with Koppel, Former NASA Administrator Thomas Paine and Former NASA Historian Alex Roland re: the exploration of planet Mars. Taped interviews with science fiction author Isaac Asimov re: early theories about Mars, Orson Welles radio broadcast of the H.G. Wells novel "War of the Worlds;" Taped statements by Orson Welles, Jules Bergman (ABC). Begin Time: 11:35:00 pm End Time: 12:05:00 am TVN Record Number: 657460 Copyright: Abstract and Metadata (c) 1988-2009 Vanderbilt University More Information: Contact the staff of the Archive.

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