ISO

Scope and Content

Material related to the ISO space mission. The ISO (Infrared Space Observatory) astronomical satellite was operational from 1995-1998 and was designed to make chemical analyses of celestial objects. The file contains a brochure about the ISO spacecraft and its mission; the narrative and shooting script for a programme on SOHO entitled 'Europe's Infrared Space Observatory'; and text for press releases for the ISO results, including discoveries of colliding galaxies and water traces.