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The New Space Race - part two
A series on space exploration and how the playing field has changed
A series on space exploration and how the playing field has changed. After the Second World War the technology used to power the German's V2 rocket was used to help develop the US space launch programme. The rockets of today are still a long way from their weapon ancestry, and most space exploration involves a multi-national effort.
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