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Back up to: 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle

1. What to listen to next: History’s Toughest Heroes

   If you enjoy 13 Minutes, listen to History’s Toughest Heroes, with actor Ray Winstone
2. The Space Shuttle: 10. Return to flight

   The space shuttle is back – and they’re ready for lift off
3. The Space Shuttle: 9. What is it all for?

   Is human spaceflight worth the risk? After the disaster come tough questions.
4. The Space Shuttle: 8. A major malfunction

   The Challenger tragedy shocks a nation. But could it have been prevented?
5. The Space Shuttle: 7. Teacher in space

   Nasa needs to kick-start new interest in the shuttle. How about a classroom recruit?
6. The Space Shuttle: 6. Satellite for sale

   Can the crew rescue the million-dollar space satellite lost in orbit?
7. The Space Shuttle: 5. Space truck

   President Reagan declares the shuttle open for business. Then a satellite goes missing
8. The Space Shuttle: 4. The 35 new guys

   Nasa recruits women and ethnic minorities as astronauts for the first time
9. The Space Shuttle: 3. Glass rocket

   Columbia reaches orbit but the shuttle has been damaged – can they make it home safely?
10. The Space Shuttle: 2. The greatest test flight

    The astronauts count down to flying a brand-new spacecraft for the very first time
11. The Space Shuttle: 1. The spaceplane

    Can Nasa build the most complex flying machine in space history?
12. Introducing: The Space Shuttle

    To launch like a rocket and land like a plane. The space shuttle: A dream became reality