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Experiments in Space

Episode 2 of 10

Dr Maggie reveals how experiments in space are helping us on Earth and in space. Her star guest is astronaut Helen Sharman, and this week's Top 5 is Biggest Space Moments.

In this episode, Dr Maggie reveals how experiments in space are pushing the boundaries of our knowledge of space and our lives on Earth and how they are helping us for the future.

This week's guest is Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut to travel to space. Helen carried out experiments on the Russian Mir Space Station.

And Dr Maggie answers all your space questions and counts down her Top 5 Biggest Space Moments.

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11 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Editor Alexander Archer
Executive Producer Jaimi West
Composer Patrick Hatchett
Executive Producer Miles Jarvis

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Sep 2020 09:30
  • Sat 19 Sep 2020 18:20
  • Tue 2 Mar 2021 11:20
  • Tue 16 Mar 2021 11:20
  • Tue 5 Oct 2021 09:45
  • Tue 1 Mar 2022 09:50
  • Tue 21 Jun 2022 09:55
  • Tue 4 Oct 2022 11:35
  • Tue 8 Nov 2022 11:45
  • Wed 4 Jan 2023 09:40
  • Tue 7 Mar 2023 11:30
  • Tue 16 May 2023 11:35
  • Tue 12 Sep 2023 11:45
  • Thu 30 Nov 2023 11:25
  • Wed 7 Feb 2024 11:20
  • Tue 19 Nov 2024 11:10
  • Tue 11 Mar 2025 10:05