ENCORE When the economy’s down, will humans still be going up – into space, that is? We investigate the future of human spaceflight at the International Astronautical Congress in Glasgow, Scotland and find out whether sending Homo sapiens to the Moon and Mars is
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still a good idea. Also, the chief of Virgin Galactic is happy to send you into space on a private flight – but it may max out your credit card.
Plus, an Apollo astronaut’s view from orbit… dining with South Korea’s first astronaut… and one of Britain’s great science fiction authors on how space science fuels the imagination.
Guests:
Rusty Schweickart – Former NASA astronaut and Chairman of the Board of the B612 Foundation
John Mankins – 25-year NASA veteran who managed the Agency’s exploration technology activities
Sanjoy Som – Planetary scientist at the University of Washington, Seattle
Will Whitehorn – President of Virgin Galactic
Yi So-yeon – Biomechanical engineer and South Korean astronaut
Stephen Baxter – Science fiction author, most recently of Weaver: Time’s Tapestry, Book Four
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