Space in Bytes - Science Fiction Science Fact
450 views · Published 5 October 2011
· 6:11
· Indexed 4 October 2026
Channel: European Space Agency, ESA
· 2011
· Science & Technology
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Whether it's Star Trek's USS Enterprise, or the iconic space
station from 2001: A Space Odyssey, science fiction has always provided inspiration and ideas for the scientists and engineers that design and build real spacecraft. The video compares factual and fictional space stations, manned spacecraft and explains how 'sci-fi' interplanetary travels could inspire future generation of scientists and engineers.
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