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    Space Policy Edition #17: The 75th Anniversary of the Rocket Age, with Dr. Michael Neufeld

    Space Policy Edition #17: The 75th Anniversary of the Rocket Age, with Dr. Michael Neufeld

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    Space Policy Edition #17: The 75th Anniversary of the Rocket Age, with Dr. Michael Neufeld

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    90 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 6, 2017
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Fifteen years before Sputnik, on a bright 1942 afternoon in northern Germany, a thundering machine of metal and fire pierced the sky, ultimately touching the edge of space for the first time in history. It opened a new era of opportunity and terror with rocket technology. Dr. Michael Neufeld joins us discuss the significance of this test and how it happened.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Oct 6, 2017
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    Planetary Radio brings you the human adventure across our solar system and beyond. We visit each week with the scientists, engineers, leaders, advocates and astronauts who are taking us across the final frontier. Regular features raise your space IQ while they put a smile on your face. Join host Mat Kaplan and Planetary Society colleagues including Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bruce Betts, and Emily Lakdawalla as they dive deep into the latest space news. The monthly Space Policy Edition takes you inside the DC beltway where the future of the US space program hangs in the balance. Visit planetary.org/radio for the space trivia contest, an episode guide, and much more.