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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

Space Policy Edition #12 – Is Space Policy Stagnant? With Special Guest Marcia Smith

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Technology, Science

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2017

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Moon or Mars? Should NASA depend on private companies? What’s the goal of human spaceflight? These questions were debated three decades ago, yet are just as relevant today. Does that mean space policy is stagnant?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome once again. This is the Space Policy Edition of Planetary Radio.

0:13.2

I'm at Kaplan, the host of Planetary Radio, of a weekly regular show.

0:17.7

Looking forward to another conversation with my colleagues Casey Dreyer and Jason Callahan.

0:23.2

Hi guys.

0:24.0

Hey guys, I want to say, happy anniversary.

0:26.6

Happy anniversary.

0:28.4

Oh, that's so sweet of you guys, thank you.

0:31.0

I didn't get you flowers or presents.

0:33.2

For one year anniversary of the show, proud of the work that we've done.

0:37.2

They said it would never last.

0:40.2

And it's done rather well. And we can thank the folks out there, all of the policy wonks and people still in the process of reaching your level of wonkiness who are enjoying these conversations.

0:54.7

We've heard from so many of you, we hope we'll hear, we hope we'll continue to hear from you about

0:59.1

how much you enjoy this show.

1:01.1

We love doing it at this monthly show last Friday of every month.

1:05.0

So we have lots to talk about and a very special segment this time as well, but I do want

1:09.9

to suggest that if anybody would like to send us an anniversary present, hint, hint,

1:15.7

case there's a great reason to do that and a great way to do that right now, right?

1:20.8

Yeah, Matt, so everyone, Matt's favorite flower is the white rose and the

1:25.8

You know. So, no, we are fundraising for the space policy and advocacy program

1:32.4

for the program that is providing this show to you right now and we are doing very well we are at the time we're recording this I think 77% of the way to our $100,000 fundraising goal.

1:45.3

We are trying to obviously push beyond that.

1:47.5

We've really expanded the program this year.

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