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The Russian probe Luna 2
The Russian's successfully crash landed a probe on the moon in 1959, this was the first manmade object to hit another celestial body and Lovell's telescope tracked the rocket down to the lunar surface.
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More clips from How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank
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Sir Bernard Lovell's "spark" moment
Duration: 01:22
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Building the Lovell telescope
Duration: 01:59
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Cold War player
Duration: 02:05
