Amanpour: Martha McSally, Kevin Sheekey and Matt Ridley

Humanity stands on the edge of another milestone in space exploration, the first launch of humans into orbit by a private company, Space X.  Christiane Amanpour is joined by Martha McSally, the U.S. Air Force’s first female combat jet pilot and now Republican Senator for Arizona. Covid-19 has killed thousands worldwide and triggered a severe recession. Governments are keen to get people back to work, but contact-tracing technology is vital make this possible. Kevin Sheekey, close aide to Mike Bloomberg and campaign manager during his presidential run, discusses Bloomberg's $10.5 million donation to this effort and how the initiatives are going. And our Walter Isaacson is joined by Matt Ridley, British journalist and science writer, who talks about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting innovation and his latest book "How Innovation Works: And Why It Flourishes in Freedom".

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