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In this edition: We commemorate 50 years since the Moon landing by looking ahead to the future of space travel, medicine and exploration.

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News: Moon landing facts \\u2013 We celebrate the Apollo 11 mission with some little-known facts about the moon landing, and look at the next mission heading to our nearest neighbour.

Future of space travel with Britain\\u2019s first astronaut \\u2013 We chat to Helen Sharman, Britain\\u2019s first astronaut (and outreach ambassador at Imperial) about the future of spaceflight \\u2013 will it be human or robotic? Will private companies take the lead? And should we go back to the Moon or focus on Mars?

Space medicine \\u2013 Astronauts face unique challenges staying healthy in space, and these will only increase on a mission to Mars. We talk to an intensive care medic and a researcher, who has worked with both NASA and the European Space Agency, to find out more about the challenges of space medicine.

Human-robotic interactions in space \\u2013 Working in space is difficult, from spacewalks to guiding robotics. We meet a researcher coming up with new ways to make these tasks easier, using sensors incorporated into new helmets and gloves.