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NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday

02-07-2003

Analysis: Future of space exploration and the space program

Host: IRA FLATOW
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM

IRA FLATOW, host:

The shuttle disaster is making a lot of people think about our space program and rethink about where we have come from, where we are and where we want to go. And some people have called for a national debate on the future of manned space flight. Why not? It seems like a good ...

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