Margaret A. Weitekamp from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum joins us to discuss how popular culture has tapped into our fascination with space from – Star Trek and Star Wars to Buck Rogers and Buzz Lightyear.
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Hibernation could be our ticket to exploring the galaxy
Brendan Koerner from Wired discusses the scientific hurdles of inducing deep hibernation as humans hope to explore deep space.
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What could we do on the moon that we couldn’t 50 years ago?
Research Professor Joseph Silk discusses what lunar exploration looks like more than 50 years since the first moon landing, from new powerful telescopes to potential mining.
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What would interstellar travel look like?
Physicist Les Johnson discusses space propulsion and robotics, goals for reaching exoplanets and lessons in physics, all with the aim of traveling to the great unknown.
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