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World Service,04 Apr 2000,29 mins

Who’s Winning the Space Race?

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Why Russia’s sneaking ahead in the modern day space race. Toby Murcott from the BBC Science Unit looks at recent US and Russian endeavours in space. Also on the programme, how satellites stay in space and the nutritional benefits of bananas.

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