Once Upon a Time in Space

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A new 4 part BBC/OU co-production, Once Upon a Time in Space, started last night (Monday 27th). 

The series tells the human story behind the space race and was created with insights from AstrobiologyOU's Dr Victoria Pearson and Dr Marjan AjevskI, as well as Professor Mahesh Anand from the School of Physical Sciences. 

Watch on BBC Two or iPlayer. 

Explore the OU interactive flipbook that they co-created on OU Connect.

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