Once Upon a Time in Space

BBC Two Northern Ireland

11:00 PM to 12:05 AM

Monday 17 November

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With astronauts from many different countries aboard the ISS, a special sense of belonging and connection develops for many aboard the space station as they face the emotional realities of isolation. With the Space Shuttle programme finally closing down, America must pay the Russians for seats on their Soyuz rockets in order to send their astronauts to the ISS, but after Russia annexes Crimea in 2014 and then launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 serious questions are asked about the morality of collaborating with Putin's Russia on any new space project, with the ISS journeying towards the end of its life