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    In 1961 cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to journey into space. Stephen Walker delves into the supercharged battle between the Soviets and Americans to reach this milestone. (Image by Getty Images)
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    Sending the first man into space

    The space race: everything you wanted to know
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    The space race: everything you wanted to know

    Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon's surface
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    The history of the moon landing: everything you need to know

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    Peter Mayhew, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill, on-set of the film Star Wars
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    Star Wars: why did the film make history?

    The Earth above the lunar horizon, seen from Apollo 11's command module before the successful landing (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
    20th Century

    In their own words: the team behind Apollo 11 describe the 1969 mission to the Moon

    Astronauts being lifted from the Apollo 13 spacecraft after splashdown in the South Pacific,1970. (Photo by Alamy)
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    Apollo 13

    Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. (Photo by Getty Images)
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    Yuri Gagarin: 8 things you (probably) didn’t know about the first man in space

    Miniature from an Apocalypse of Cambrai depicting the opening of the sixth seal: an earthquake occurs and the sun becomes black. Municipal library, Cambrai, France. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)
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    Written in the stars: 7 celestial events that may have changed history

    Thomas Ellis charted the frantic efforts to bring the crew of Apollo 13 home. (Image by Getty Images)
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    The race to save Apollo 13

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    Hidden Figures: the incredible real history behind the film

    Yuri Gagarin before the first space flight, 12 April 1961. (Credit: RIA Novosti)
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    In pictures: Soviet cosmonauts and the birth of the space age

    The Lockheed U-2 shares little in common with a flying saucer. (Image by Alamy)
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    Q&A How did Area 51 become associated with aliens?

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    NASA’s unknown Welsh hero: the story of Tecwyn Roberts

    Kendrick Oliver explores the space race that led to the 1969 moon landing and considers the legacy of the momentous events of July 1969. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers/Getty Images)
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    The race to the moon

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    BBC Sky At Night Magazine Sir Patrick Moore’s memories of Apollo 11

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