Human spaceflight
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Series 20, Brits in Space. Audio, 60 minutes
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by British astronauts Tim Peake and Helen Sharman.
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Things That Made the Modern Economy. Series 2, Cubesat. Audio, 14 minutes
Satellites were once the length of a bus. Now they’re roughly the size of a Beanie Baby.
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Witness History. Inside lunar astronaut quarantine. Audio, 9 minutes
Apollo 11's doctor tells how NASA tried to protect Earth from possible lunar alien life
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CrowdScience. Do we need more space stations? Audio, 32 minutes
Would more satellites and space stations help us get further into the solar system?
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The Infinite Monkey Cage. The Infinite Moonkey Cage. Audio, 58 minutes
Brian Cox and Robin Ince celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landings.
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Witness History. Apollo 13. Audio, 9 minutes
The Moon mission that almost ended in tragedy after an explosion on board the spaceship.
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Witness History. The Moon Landing. Audio, 9 minutes
In July 1969, Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the Moon.
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Witness History. Valentina Tereshkova, cosmonaut. Audio, 9 minutes
The Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to be sent into space
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Moonbase 2029. Audio, 28 minutes
Dallas Campbell explores how astronauts will return to the moon. This time to stay.
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Witness History. Dennis Tito - the first space tourist. Audio, 9 minutes
In April 2001 an American multi-millionaire paid Russia to send him into space
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CrowdScience. When will an African visit Mars? Audio, 33 minutes
We head to South Africa’s biggest science festival for a debate before a live audience
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CrowdScience. What is the future of space travel? Audio, 27 minutes
CrowdScience goes interstellar to examine the future of space travel
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Between the Ears. Message from the Moon. Audio, 29 minutes
On a journey to the Moon, astronauts reflect on creation, God and our place in the cosmos.
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Witness History. Apollo 8. Audio, 9 minutes
How the first mission to orbit the Moon captured the world's imagination in December 1968
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Science Stories. 17th-Century Space Flight: The Real Cyrano de Bergerac. Audio, 28 minutes
Philip Ball reveals the real Cyrano de Bergerac and his 17th-century spaceship.
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The Life Scientific. Ellen Stofan on being NASA chief scientist. Audio, 28 minutes
Ellen Stofan, former chief scientist at NASA, talks to Jim Al-Khalili.
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Human Hibernation: The Big Sleep. Audio, 28 minutes
Could humans pull off the trick of hibernation to conquer long-term space travel?
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Caravans in Space. Audio, 28 minutes
Richard Hollingham meets scientists and engineers planning human colonies in space.
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The Life Scientific. Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut (2016) Audio, 28 minutes
Helen Sharman talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the ups and downs of being in space.
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Another Giant Leap. Three Ages to the Stars. Audio, 15 minutes
Archaeologist Cameron Smith on future ages of humanity as it heads for worlds beyond Earth
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Another Giant Leap. For All Mankind. Audio, 14 minutes
Dr Stuart Clark argues that humanity must leave Earth and set up outposts on other worlds.
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