OU on the BBC: OU Lecture 2007: 50 Years of Space Exploration - Space to explore

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26 Jun

2007

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NASA CGI recreation of the Milky Way

The Open University is at the forefront of space research and, consequently, there is a galaxy of information about astronomy and space travel on OpenLearn. Below are some links you might like to explore.

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What do we know of Venus? Find out more about Earth's evil twin. Read more : OU on the BBC: Stardate

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We ask whether Apollo 8 was more significant than Apollo 11 in establishing American dominance in space, as part of the BBC/OU series 'The Things... Read more : OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Space Race

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OU on the BBC: Stardate NASA

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