Space Policy Edition #15 – Congressman Rick Larsen, Could Russia Exit the ISS?

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 4 August 2017

⏱️ 83 minutes

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New U.S. sanctions against Russia have reignited speculation that global politics could undermine cooperation in the International Space Station. Could Russia cut off rides for US astronauts to the ISS? Later, Casey Dreier joins Spark Science host Dr. Regina Barber Degraaff for a conversation with U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen, Democratic representative of Washington state’s 2nd District. We also check in on NASA's 2018 budget, which is currently moving through the Senate. Did they provide funding for a new Mars orbiter?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the space policy edition of planetary radio. Welcome back everybody. It's Matt Kaplan, the host of Planetary Radio,
0:15.9	the weekly version of this program. Joined once again by our two outstanding policy wonks.
0:23.2	Casey Dreyer is the director of space policy for the Planetary Society.
0:27.2	Casey, welcome back.
0:28.3	Hey Matt, as always, I'm delighted to be here.
0:31.0	Great to see you in a padded room too.
0:33.0	You've never sounded better.
0:35.0	I want to emphasize, it's just for the recording.
0:38.0	Not a permanent thing at least.
0:40.0	I haven't tried the door though.
0:41.0	That's what they told you.
0:42.0	It's not locked from the outside I hope.
0:44.4	Jason Callahan, the Space Policy Advisor for the Planetary Society working from
0:49.6	inside the Beltway, that other Washington, because Casey's also in Washington
0:54.0	Washington state something that may come up a little bit later as a little bit
0:58.2	of a mysterious tease Jason welcome back thank you very much yes I'm working
1:02.2	from a different kind of asylum.
1:03.4	I'll talk to you guys again. That's right. The one that has no padding on the walls
1:08.6	people get hurt. This asylum is run by the inmates.
1:14.0	We have wonderful stuff to talk about.
1:17.0	Casey, we're going to air a conversation that you had with a congressman who happens to be your local representative.
1:24.3	You tease that for 10 seconds.
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