Theme editorial: The attraction of space

By Geoff Auty

Issue 363 | Page 13 | Published Dec 2016

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In 1957, Russia launched Sputnik 1 into space, the first satellite to orbit the Earth. There was no news until it had been successful. This was followed by Yuri Gagarin becoming the first man in space in 1961..

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