Curiosity is the ultimate drive behind every exploration - whether it is the dive to the deepest water or the climb to the highest mountain. Reaching for the sky and beyond is certainly the utmost exploration of all. The latest Sky Show "Legends of Manned Spaceflights" will bring to you the heroes who overcame all the difficulties to venture into space.

From the time when the first cosmonaut Gagarin entered into space in 1961 to the time Armstrong set his small step on the Moon in 1969, it took only less than a decade for mankind to land on the Moon. Yet, this achievement was only possible with the contributions of numerous people, and sometimes the sacrifices of human lives. While some skeptics claimed that the Moon landings were faked, our Show will analyse their "evidence" and demonstrate that the evidence can be explained from a scientific point of view. The landing on the Moon was in fact a milestone in man's technological development.

1961 ─ The first man in space - 
Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union

1969 ─ The first human to set foot on the Moon 
- Neil Armstrong of the US

1998 ─ Assembly of the International Space Station began with the launch of the first module - Zarya

The Show will also introduce China's aerospace achievements. It is expected that China will launch its first manned spacecraft this autumn. China will then become the third country to enter the world of manned spaceflight.

1970 ─ China's first satellite - Dong Fang Hong 1