A series that follows the fortunes of entrepreneurs around the world. Space Salvage
This coming weekend, if the space shuttle stays on schedule, American astronauts might save
Lloyd's underwriters tens of millions of dollars.
Stephen Merrett and Richard Maylam specialise in the high-risk business of satellite insurance. Last February two satellites they'd insured spun off into useless orbit. Maylam paid up; but Merrett decided on an extraordinary plan - to have the space shuttle rescue the satellites and bring them back to earth. This is the inside story of nine months of delicate negotiation and calculated risk-taking that promises to be a dramatic space rescue. Narrator Hugh Sykes
Film editor JOHN DINWOODIE Research ROBERT THIRKELL Executive producer JONATHAN CRANE
Producer JOHN GROOM