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Episode 22

Rosetta flyby - here we look at a probe that uses the orbits of other planets to slingshot it further into space. Satellite tracking - a system developed in south Africa that uses satellites to track and monitor hijacked cars or even personal hijackings. ESA ops centre - here we head to French Guyana to visit the control centre where all the data from a European satellite is collated. Toys in space - here astronauts test the properties of space on not only highly sophisticated instruments but also on common household toys. ISS development - here we look at the incredible effort between several countries to make this orbiting livable base come to fruition. Women astronauts - here we look at the tests taking place to see how women’s bodies are affected by zero gravity. Tests include lying in a horizontal position for up to 2 months. Dante the robot - we examine an eight legged robot designed to withstand the harshest conditions on Earth including samples from the bottom of volcanoes. Euro Mars rover - British scientists have urged the European space agency to invest more money into a mission to the red planet to be launched in 2011.

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