Using rarely seen footage, this program traces the history of human space exploration from Yuri Gagarin’s first orbit of Earth, through the moon landings, to the present-day Shuttle program and Mir. Also discussed are how scientists get things into orbit, what it’s like to live and work in space, what happens when astronauts get sick, and how plants are grown in space. (20 minutes)

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