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What's Exploration Worth?
FromStarTalk Radio
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When the economy takes a downturn, should we still go up into space? NASA missions aren’t cheap—sending astronauts into low Earth orbit or to the Moon, sending robotic spacecraft to explore the planets, and launching telescopes into space can cost millions or even billions of dollars. Lou Friedman, director of the Planetary Society, argues that even when the dollar is dear, the quest to explore our universe is priceless.
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Released:
Aug 17, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
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