8 February 2012Last updated at 11:16
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More space stories
Historic voyageThe success and drama of first manned mission
Reducing the riskWill spaceflight always be dangerous?
Shuttle storyThree decades in pictures and video
Space raceWhat if the Soviet Union had beaten the US to the Moon?
High ambitionsWho wants to be a cosmonaut when they grow up?
A daughter's taleDaughter of Yuri Gagarin says her father wanted to go back to space
Space tourismA glimpse inside Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceship
From mud hut to orbitHumble beginnings of the first man in space
Life and timesThe life of the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin
Challenger disasterRemembering the Challenger shuttle disaster in 1986
Private boostUS pledges more money for commercial rockets
Moon mission?Plans for flying manned mission around Moon
New modelRussian puts finishing touches to new spacecraft design



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Astronaut's trip to the ISS
Birthplace of a Soviet space hero
2003: Columbia lost in re-entry
'All you could hear was Gagarin, Gagarin'
'We crashed on the Moon 1,000 times'
'I was never nervous' - Gagarin
'I thought we would have to abort'
When Gagarin came to Manchester
Archive: Astronauts die in Apollo 1 fire
The day Uncle Yuri went into space
Challenger disaster 25 years on





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Historic voyage
Reducing the risk
Shuttle story
Space race
High ambitions
A daughter's tale
Space tourism
From mud hut to orbit
Life and times
Challenger disaster
Private boost
Moon mission?
New model