What's Exploration Worth?

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🗓️ 17 August 2009

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

When the economy takes a downturn, should we still go up into space? NASA missions aren’t cheap—sending astronauts into low Earth orbit or to the Moon, sending robotic spacecraft to explore the planets, and launching telescopes into space can cost millions or even billions of dollars. Lou Friedman, director of the Planetary Society, argues that even when the dollar is dear, the quest to explore our universe is priceless. NOTE: All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/whats-exploration-worth/?_sf_s=what%27s+exploration+worth

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0:00.0	Our universe is filled with secrets and mysteries, leaving us with many questions to be answered.
0:09.0	Now more than ever, we find ourselves searching for those answers as the very fabric of space, science and society are converging.
0:20.0	Here for the first time, these worlds collide.
0:26.0	It is we give you the knowledge that breaks the barrier between what is science and what is merely pop culture.
0:34.0	This is StarTalk.
0:37.0	Now here's your host, astrophysicist, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Lynn Coplitz.
0:45.0	StarTalk.
0:47.0	This is, indeed, StarTalk.
0:49.0	I'm your host, astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
0:52.0	Lynn Coplitz is in the field.
0:54.0	This week, remember she's a stand-up comedian and she's around town, making people laugh.
1:01.0	As a substitute co-host, what other choice did I have but to get my main man to join me?
1:08.0	As co-host of StarTalk Radio, Bill Nye, the science guy, Bill, welcome as my co-host to StarTalk.
1:14.0	Oh, it is so exciting to be here, Dr. Tyson.
1:17.0	It's so exciting. Welcome to StarTalk, ladies and gentlemen.
1:19.0	We're going to talk about stars.
1:21.0	Well, the universe, really.
1:23.0	The stars being a metaphor, being a shorthand.
1:26.0	Shorthand, that's fine.
1:27.0	And you know, Bill, I'm usually only accustomed to hearing a one-minute version of you as we slot into every show.
1:32.0	It's great to get you here in person as if you have more than one minute of content to deliver us today.
1:36.0	Content.
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