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The Race to Mars

First transmitted in 1987, what is the future of manned space flight one year after the US Challenger disaster?

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29 minutes

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four Space Race Collection

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four Space Race Collection
This is part of a selection of archive programmes charting America and Russia’s attempts to reach for the moon and beyond, as both competitors and allies.

About ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Four Collection programmes

Programmes are selected, in part, for their historical context and reflect the broadcast standards and attitudes of their time, which may not accord to some current ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ editorial guidelines. We aim to select programmes which can be shown in their entirety but in some cases edits are required.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Judith Hann
Presenter Maggie Philbin
Presenter Howard Stableford
Editor Richard Reisz
Studio Director Stuart McDonald
Producer Teresa Hunt

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