Welcome everyone. It is time for the monthly space policy edition of

planetary radio. We were so glad to have you back and you're going to be glad you're here when you get to hear

Casey's philosophical discussion with his special guest today.

I am Matt Kaplan, the host of Planetary Radio.

Again, very glad to have you back. Casey Dreyer is already on the line.

He is the chief advocate for the Planetary Society and our senior space policy advisor. Advisor Casey I have just monitored that

conversation and it's terrific. Thanks Matt and not as creepy as that sounds

he's the producer making sure we all sound good and and to be clear when

Matt says a philosophical conversation this guy is literally a philosopher on on space

issues and ethics and so it's not just opining on all of parts.

We go into some really interesting discussions

and consequences of our moral obligations

to explore space.

And he is a space enthusiast, we might say, a member of the Planetary Society.

Casey, I know there isn't too much for us to cover up front this time.

I guess there haven't been too many developments since the last time we talked

there inside the beltway? Well everyone's still sheltering in place in the

country for the most part and that includes Congress which is still out of session until May 4th. They had a few pro forma sessions

just to pass some additional emergency stimulus funding for the United States, things

like NASA Authorization, Appropriations for NASA's 21 budget, all of those

are being pushed off perpetually into the future, uncertain when or if they will get around to those, but no news on those fronts at all.

You know, we can recommend that folks take a listen to the Space Policy and

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