Frontline - Season 1 Episode 11
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Episode Overview
This episode included a story about The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) which was proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983. The opening sequence shows Jessica Savitch seated next to a laser that she used to destroy a model of a communication satellite. The demonstration was perhaps the first televised use of a weapons grade laser. No theatrical effects were used. The model was actually destroyed by the heat from the laser. The model and the laser were provided by Marc Palumbo, a High Tech Romantic artist from the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT.
Episode Details
Airdate: 1983-04-11
Episode Title: Space: The Race for High Ground
Runtime: 55
Genre: Documentary, News
Cast: Jessica Savitch, Marc Palumbo, Ronald Reagan
Release Year: 1983
Episode Runtime: 55 min
Rated: TV-MA
First Air Date: 1983-01-17
Seasons: 44
Status: Returning Series
Creators: Michael Kirk, Ofra Bikel
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards, 126 wins & 195 nominations total
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