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Space week 2007
50 years in space
4th October marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first man-made object to be sent into an Earth orbit. It also marks the start of World Space Week. We pay homage to 50 years in space.
Star Wars lightsaber to be sent into Space
Space Shuttle Discovery will carry the sci-fi prop into space later this month.
The Dawn of the Space Age
On October 4 1957 history changed when the USSR successfully launched Sputnik I.
Space timeline: 1970s
The Moon missions draw to a close but not before golf is played on the surface.
Space timeline: 1980s
Saturn's rings caught for the first time, and the Space Shuttle's maiden voyage.
Space timeline: 2000s
Space Station Mir crashes to Earth, space tourism begins, China joins space elite.
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