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  • Mars Sample Return, but at what (fixed) price?

    Mars Sample Return, but at what (fixed) price?
    Feb 7 2025
    Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck outlines a $4B fixed-price plan for Mars Sample Return — and reveals new Venus mission details — before VP Richard French explains how a single, integrated team cuts costs and ensures success.
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    1 h et 20 min
  • The Challenges of Change at NASA

    The Challenges of Change at NASA
    Jan 3 2025
    Marcia Smith, founder of Space Policy Online, joins the show to discuss the motivations and risks of pursuing change at NASA - and how much change can ultimately happen with Congress holding the purse strings.
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    1 h et 8 min
  • The Myth of Presidential Leadership

    The Myth of Presidential Leadership
    Dec 13 2024
    We revisit a classic book on the limits of presidential power in setting the nation’s space agenda and explore how the increasingly powerful executive branch might be rewriting those expectations.
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    47 min
  • NASA at a Crossroads

    NASA at a Crossroads
    Nov 1 2024
    Norm Augustine, the distinguished aerospace industry veteran behind numerous influential studies, joins the show to discuss NASA at a Crossroads, the new report that raises alarm bells for NASA’s workforce, infrastructure, and technology capabilities.
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    56 min
  • The space policies of a Harris Administration

    The space policies of a Harris Administration
    Oct 4 2024
    Space expert Lori Garver joins the show to explore Kamala Harris’ space policy priorities, the major issues facing NASA in the next four years, and Garver’s thoughts on the evolution of Elon Musk and NASA’s increasing reliance on the commercial space industry.
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    58 min
  • The Space Policy of a Second Trump Administration

    The Space Policy of a Second Trump Administration
    Sep 6 2024
    Dr. Greg Autry, who served on Trump’s NASA transition team in 2016 and was nominated for the position of NASA CFO in 2020, joins the show to discuss the space policy issues facing a potential second Trump administration in 2025.
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    59 min
  • Do we need a philosophy of space exploration?

    Do we need a philosophy of space exploration?
    Aug 2 2024
    Policy expert G. Ryan Faith argues for importance of communal engagement with our values and goals in space exploration. While easy answers may elude us, a careful and considered approach to this effort can help avoid common pitfalls and dead ends and ensure that future generations continue to explore space.
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    1 h et 8 min
  • NASA and the American South

    NASA and the American South
    Jul 5 2024
    Every major NASA center built after the agency’s inception is located in the American South. Why? Dr. Brian Odom, NASA’s chief historian, joins the show to discuss the cultural, political, and historical implications of NASA’s expansion into the South.
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    58 min