Space Policy Edition #5: The U.S. Senate takes on the politics of Mars

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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🗓️ 7 October 2016

⏱️ 63 minutes

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We take a deep dive into new space legislation working its way through the US Senate. It embraces Mars and NASA's big rocket. But Elon Musk and SpaceX just announced an ambitious new plan to colonize Mars. Does this upset the political establishment? Or will they find a cold reception in the halls of Congress? Also, where does science fit into the politics of space?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back. This is the Space Policy Edition of Planetary Radio. I am Matt Kaplan, the host of Planetary Radio, the weekly
0:15.4	series from the Planetary Society, and it is the members of the Planetary Society that have made
0:21.6	that show and this special edition, this fifth edition of
0:26.0	looking at space policy possible. We hope I'll say up front that those of you who
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0:35.0	That means that you would be a part of this show and everything else that we do at the society.
0:40.0	We sure would appreciate your support in that.
0:43.0	That very meaningful vote of confidence.
0:45.0	And if you are already a member of the Planetary Society,
0:49.0	well thank you because you are making this possible.
0:52.0	Let's move on to meeting the other two regular
0:54.3	participants in the space policy edition. They are of course Casey Dreyer, the
0:58.6	director of space policy for the planetary society. Welcome back Casey. Hey Matt and I should say I'm also a
1:05.2	member of the planetary society. As am I. Jason it's up to you. I too am actually a
1:12.1	member of the planetary society. And that means you get to stay on the show. That's Jason Callahan.
1:17.0	He is our policy advisor there in the Beltway in Washington DC.
1:22.0	Gentlemen, we have much to talk about as always.
1:25.0	I also do want to thank those listeners who are sending us their reactions to the show,
1:30.0	which you can easily do by writing to planetary radio at planetary.org
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