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    Space Policy Edition: How Starship at the Moon Brings NASA Closer to Mars

    Space Policy Edition: How Starship at the Moon Brings NASA Closer to Mars

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    Space Policy Edition: How Starship at the Moon Brings NASA Closer to Mars

    FromPlanetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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    Length:
    54 minutes
    Released:
    May 7, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    In a surprise move, NASA chose SpaceX's Starship as the sole winner of its 3 billion-dollar human lunar lander development contract. Within days, Blue Origin and Dynetics filed official protests, forcing NASA to delay the award. Casey and Mat discuss how this selection, if it stands, is a smart move for a space agency that is serious about a true "Moon-to-Mars" program. Should we stop thinking about SpaceX as a scrappy startup and instead treat it as the world's leading aerospace company? Discover more here: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/0507-2021-spe-bill-nelson-spacex-lunar-lander

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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.