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Living in space

Human beings will soon be living in space - but who will go and what will it be like?

A long-held human ambition may soon become reality - human settlements on another planet, or in a floating space station. People could fulfil their hopes and dreams among the stars.

David Baker has been discovering what those settlements in space will be like, who will be there and how they will be organised. He has been hearing from the people shaping human life out in the universe, about their extraordinary plans and ambitions.

Presenter: David Baker
Producer: Jonathan Brunert

(Image: Life on Mars illustration. Credit: Getty Images)

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