Yuri Gagarin gained worldwide fame as the first man in space. But the unsung hero of the Soviet Union's triumph was a brilliant scientist called Sergei Korolev. Korolev remained in the shadows throughout his career and was only revealed to have masterminded the USSR's rocket wizardry after his death in 1966. Guest: Stephen Walker, author of Beyond: The Astonishing Story of The First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey into Space (published by Harper Collins)
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