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Space Travel

Space Stations

Did you know there are always humans in space? 

Since 1971, men and women have been living for months at a time on space stations. These are spacecraft large enough for several astronauts to live there at once. 

The International Space Station (ISS) is shown in orbit above Earth, with its distinctive structure including multiple modules and large solar arrays extending from either side, reflecting sunlight against the dark backdrop of space
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International Space Station, as photographed by Space Shuttle Atlantis

Crewed Missions

Humans have been travelling to space since the 1950s. 

We have used telescopes to study space for centuries, but it was the invention of massive rockets which finally let us explore space in person. 

Astronaut performing a spacewalk attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm with Earth visible in the background
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An astronaut on an EVA (extravehicular activity) on the International Space Station

Host A Space Debate

Should humans colonise Mars? Is there life in the Universe? Science continually seeks to answer big questions - but it takes a lot of research and communication to come to a consensus. 

Why not host a debate and try it yourself?