As the space shuttle programme draws to a close, Piers Sellers and Scott Altman describe what it was like to fly on the shuttle — and we recreate the sounds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2011/jul/12/science-weekly-podcast-space-shuttle
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Science Weekly podcast: Sounds of the space shuttle — an acoustic tribute
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Space: shuttles, elevators and travel
All the latest science news, in-depth features, games and conversations as they happen from around Australia and the world.
Dr Karl jets off to Cape Canaveral for a space shuttle launch. Plus: how do space elevators work?; and what is the possibility of humanity travelling beyond our solar system?
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Mary Roach: Packing for Mars
She took us into the world of cadavers and examined the anatomy, physiology and psychology behind sex. Now, Mary Roach discovers the surreality and weirdness of space.
For example, what happens when you’ve been in space for a year? And is it possible for a human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour? From the space shuttle training toilet to NASA’s crash simulation tests, Roach explores the strange universe.
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