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Crewed Missions

Humans have been travelling to space since the 1950s. 

We have used telescopes to study space for centuries, but it was the invention of massive rockets which finally let us explore space in person. 

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Astronaut performing a spacewalk attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm with Earth visible in the background
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An astronaut on an EVA (extravehicular activity) on the International Space Station