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The Centre brings together MSSL's technological and analytical capabilities, and general Space awareness with UCL's strengths in biomedicine.

School Outreach: "Mission X: Train like an astronaut"

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CSM is involved in UK Space Agency programme, "Mission X: Train like an astronaut". It is an international six-week challenge bringing the excitement of space exploration to kids through physical and educational activities. For more information please follow this link. Our contact person for this programme is Dr Iya Whiteley

News: Is Dennis Tito planning a manned mission to Mars in 2018?

Is Dennis Tito planning a manned mission to Mars in 2018?
"This illustrates that there are huge differences between individuals and what we need to do is select the right crew, people with the right stuff, and train them properly and once they are on the real mission to Mars," he told BBC News. 

News: BBC World Have Your Say: Chile Miners (1/3)

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The story of the Chilean miners trapped 700m underground has gripped the world. Now a video showing the miners has been released for all to see.
 

News: Sleep problems could jeopardise future missions to Mars?

Is Dennis Tito planning a manned mission to Mars in 2018
"This illustrates that there are huge differences between individuals and what we need to do is select the right crew, people with the right stuff, and train them properly and once they are on the real mission to Mars," he told BBC News.

Podcast: Transplants and the future of intensive care

Science Weekly podcast: Transplants and the future of intensive care

Heart transplantation would have taken a decade to develop under today's ethical regulations. Where next for human-to-human transplants and intensive care? Plus, scientific censorship and bird flu, and the Piltdown Man hoax.

Programmes: NOW on BBC Two - ASTRONAUTS: Do you have what it takes?

NOW on BBC Two - ASTRONAUTS: Do you have what it takes?
12 men and women from all over the UK take on elements of the most extreme and demanding selection programme, normally reserved for real-life astronaut candidates. 

Programmes: Fifty Years of Human Spaceflight - The Yuri Gagarin Legacy

The Gagarin Legacy
In a special edition, the BBC's Discovery programme marks the 50th anniversary of the world's first manned space flight

Programmes: Dara O'Briain Science Club

Dara O Briain's Science Club
Dara and his team of experts tackle some of the biggest ideas in science, with subjects including the brain, space, music and reproduction.

Programme: How Skier Froze to Death and Lived

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How Skier Froze to Death and Lived - Horizon: Back From The Dead - BBC Two. Kevin Fong follows the incredible survival story of Anna Bagenholm.

 

 

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