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Celebrating 50 years since Gagarin's flight  Featuring: video, No Copyright Image NASA

By Professor John Zarnecki (The Open University), The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

12 April 2011

We celebrate the 50th aniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight into Space by delving into The Open University and BBC archives.  Read more : Celebrating 50 years since Gagarin's flight

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The Hershel-Planck Launch Featuring: video, The Open University

By Dr Stephen Serjeant (The Open University), Professor Bruce Swinyard (Guest), Tom Bradshaw (Guest)

03 June 2009

A giant infrared laboratory and a hard look at the dawn of time - and The Open University is involved in both ESA missions.  Read more : The Hershel-Planck Launch

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Fly me to the Moon...: The European Student Moon OrbiterCreative Commons Image zhiying_chen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Andrew Morris (The Open University)

24 December 2007

In 2011, the European Student Moon Orbiter will be blasting off. Andrew Morris popped in to see the preparations.  Read more : Fly me to the Moon...: The European Student Moon Orbiter

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Why explore space?NASA

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

06 July 2007

Dave Rothery asks why mankind looks to the stars  Read more : Why explore space?

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OU on the BBC: OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space ExplorationNASA

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 June 2007

Watch or listen online to Professor John Zarnecki as he relives the first half-century of space exploration.  Read more : OU on the BBC: OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration

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Rough Science Death Valley: Mike's Spacesuit DiaryProduction team

By Dr Mike Bullivant (The Open University)

29 August 2006

Can Mike and the team make an effective spacesuit from the bits and pieces they find?  Read more : Rough Science Death Valley: Mike's Spacesuit Diary

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OU on the BBC: Beagle 2: A Mission To MarsOU image library

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 October 2005

Five years, one spacecraft. Discover the people behind Beagle 2.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Beagle 2: A Mission To Mars

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As it happened: Deep Impact, July 2005NASA

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

04 July 2005

NASA's mission to smash the Deep Impact probe into Tempel One, tracked as it happened.  Read more : As it happened: Deep Impact, July 2005

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Landing On The PlanetsNASA/JPL

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

25 December 2004

Professor David W Hughes offers a brief history of sending spacecraft to land on the planets in our solar system  Read more : Landing On The Planets

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Are Manned Missions Worth It?NASA/JSL

By Professor David Hughes (Guest)

25 December 2004

Professor David W Hughes compares the benefits of sending probes to explore the solar system against the value that manned missions could offer  Read more : Are Manned Missions Worth It?

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