Trajectory, Milestones in space exploration - Episode 1

Trajectory, Milestones in space exploration - Episode 1

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Space exploration

Cold War rivalry and the acceleration of space exploration; Preparations for Hubble’s final servicing mission; Chasing a Comet - Launch and the difficult path to rendezvous; Space Debris - Monitoring orbital debris

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