The Private Space Race

Guest Host:

Matt McCleskey
The Private Space Race

Next generation rockets. A life boat for the International Space Station. A spaceport and vehicle for Space Tourism.

Some say 2012 will be remembered as the year the private space race truly took off. Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Virgin's Richard Branson are investing heavily in private space companies. And NASA will invest over $400 million dollars just this year in private firms working on the next generation space technology.

Guests

Scott Pace

Director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs

Leonard David

Space Insider Columnist, SPACE.com; and Correspondent, Space News

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