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Launching the Hubble Space Telescope

In 1990 the Hubble Telescope was launched into space, but the first pictures it sent back to earth were out of focus. Originally broadcast 23 April 2010.

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Stargazing

Dava Sobel explores our fascination with the cosmos, from Copernicus to recent innovation

The Space Collection

Astronauts, moon walks and surviving in space

The Space Archive

Innovation, the space race and the first heroes to boldly go

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