Can NASA Make Americans Look to The Stars Again?

A crew of four astronauts are preparing for a historic mission that will take them around the far side of the moon and back, the furthest human space travel in more than 50 years. Like any space mission, the run-up has been filled with delays and safety concerns, but experts say this mission is a key part of an ambitious plan from the Trump administration to establish a lunar colony and eventually visit Mars. But is any of this feasible? And can Americans still be inspired like they were during the Space Race of the 1960s?

For more: Why haven’t humans been back to the moon in over 50 years? 

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Guest: Pam Melroy, former astronaut & NASA Deputy Administrator 

Host/Producer: David Rind 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

Photo: Sam Lott/NASA

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