Friday, August 7th, 2009

Should Humans Return To The Moon?

Footprint on the moon, photographed by Aldrin. NASA image.

The Obama Administration recently appointed a committee to review NASA's plans for human spaceflight and its goal to return humans to the moon by 2020. Committee chairman Norm Augustine discusses alternative space destinations, including Mars, its moons or even deep space.

Guests

Norm Augustine
Chair, Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Committee
Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Bethesda, Maryland

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