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World Service,29 Jul 1999,27 mins

Lost In Space

My Century

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How the 20th Century saw humanity venturing into and discovering more about space. Science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke talks about his visions of the future; Roald Sagdeev remembers the 'Space Race' between the US and the USSR; astronomer Jocelyn Bell -Burnell describes her role in finding a new kind of star; Helen Sharman talks about her trip to the Mir space station; and Carolyn Shoemaker talks about discovering new comets.

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