Over twenty years ago rival nations put aside political and cultural differences and came together in a demonstration of international co-operation to create something unique – The International Space Station. For the first time in history, driven by his innate impulse to explore, man had a permanently inhabited foothold in the heavens. THE WONDERFUL draws together personal stories from men and women from around the world who have been a part of this extraordinary endeavour providing a fascinating insight into human nature and our relationship with planet Earth. These testimonials bring an intimacy and uniqueness to the story – bringing life in space alive, yet showing the strong emotional ties that bind these astronauts to the earth - and we are left not only with a sense of the vast ‘velvet bottomless bucket’ of the universe but also the remarkable resilience and potential of mankind.
