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Lost In Space

Science fiction, the 'Space Race', discovering stars and comets, and travelling to space

How the 20th Century saw humanity venturing into and discovering more about space.

Science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke talks about his visions of the future; Roald Sagdeev remembers the 'Space Race' between the US and the USSR; astronomer Jocelyn Bell -Burnell describes her role in finding a new kind of star; Helen Sharman talks about her trip to the Mir space station; and Carolyn Shoemaker talks about discovering new comets.

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28 minutes