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space:uk - Summer 2012, Issue 35
This special space:UK issue from the UK Space Agency, celebrating 50 years of the UK’s expansion into space, looks into stories about the first British satellite, and its demise, and the latest of innovative ideas such as a European spacecraft designed to fly closer to the sun than ever before. Articles in this issue include: - Recent news: Europe’s Sun mission, funding for Mars research and astronauts simulating life in space by spending two weeks in an underwater habitat. - 50 years in space – celebrating the UK’s exploration into space and what the future could hold for us. - Ariel-1: the secret history – delving into the secrets of the UK’s first satellite and its downfall. - Ask the experts –on the colour of planets, golf on the Moon and the joys of space toilets. - The UK in space – a timeline detailing the fifty years of the UK’s history with space.
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