This week on the Cosmic Companion, we talk about the future of space exploration, as we build the first human habitations beyond the confines of Earth.
Later in the show, we will talk with Martynas Fedotovas and Nika Chinchaladze, about their work developing and promoting science education in Eastern Europe and beyond.
On 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, and the first woman, Valentina Tereshkova, followed a little over two years later. Since then, around 600 people have reached beyond the limits of our home planet.
These first forays for our species beyond the atmosphere usually entail flights by jet pilots, engineers, doctors and scientists.
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