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Cold War player
Sir Bernard Lovell worked for both the Americans and the Russians at the height of the Cold War, this kind of unilateral collaboration around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis was totally unorthodox.
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More clips from How Britain Won the Space Race: The Story of Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank
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Sir Bernard Lovell's "spark" moment
Duration: 01:22
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The Russian probe Luna 2
Duration: 03:30
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Building the Lovell telescope
Duration: 01:59