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  • A Brief History of Space Exploration

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    October 5, 2020 11:53
    Christina Giallombardo Humans have always looked to the stars and dreamed of exploring the unknown. The development of rocket technology during the mid-20th century allowed us to do just that. In this article, Christina charts our history of space exploration. Following the end of WW2, the two superpowers of...

  • Tim Peake Becomes First Brit Aboard the International Space Station

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    December 16, 2015 17:29
    43 year old Tim Peake from Chichester, West Sussex became the first British man in space having blasted off at 11:03 GMT on 15th December from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The Soyuz capsule docked with the International Space Station at 17:34 GMT and, after 3 and a half hours of...

  • The Month in Science – July

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    July 31, 2015 17:57
    Each month Impact will review the latest news and discoveries from the world of science. The Leap Second – 1st July July kicked off with a slight glitch as Twitter and Android ‘got confused’ when the clock read 23:59:60, adding an extra second to atomic time. Although we should...