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The Rise and Fall of the Commercial Space Industry
NASA was devastated by the 2003 Columbia disaster, which killed seven astronauts. Ashley: NASA became understandably risk-averse and less likely to take on wild imaginative projects. "There were parts that were inspirational, but largely kind of depressing," he says.
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