steve barker reports. >> reunited with her capsule, the first woman in space. >> it is now a museum piecet when she took off, this journey could quite easily have been a one-way trip. >> i asked her if she was ever scared. >> it was work, she tells me if you are afraid, you would never be allowed into space. this capsule is like a close friend, only made from space technology. she return as hero of the soviet union, and remains to this day the only woman to fly a solo mission into space. several years earlier they kick started the space age with a series of pioneering firsts. the first satellite, and then the first man in space. and in 1965, carries out the first space walk, together with the first space somersault. many of these artifacts have never left, some needed to be declassifies before they could travel. the early achievements were seen as a challenge by the u.s., who beat moscow in putting a man on the moon. >> often here in the west, these major achievements are sometimes eclinted by nasa's later landings. when it comes to the space race there is one clear winner, the soviet uni

steve barker went on to meet him. >> it is the most anticipated show of the year, where activism and art collide. includes architecture and something in between. in china he known as the designer of the birds nest stadium. which he ended up dismissing. he is seen as witty, bold, and above all political. after they lift add four year travel ban, the soft spoken artist has been able to personally oversea the shows installation. he also had this message. >> some kind of decision to help a way odeal with this situation. >> the highway had long been a thorn in the side of the chinese government. this piece is made from the rubble of poorly constructed government built schools. destroys by the earthquake. thousands of twisted metal have been pain stakenly sorted and straightened. a monument to 5,000, many of them children. it is work like this that put him on the watch list. as to is his time in jail. >> this is a sobering account of the 81 days held in a secret prison, monitors by guards 24 hour as day. this work and critical eye back of the chinese government. he is probably the most cel