The role of the astronaut is in flux
About this episode
The episode discusses the evolving role of astronauts in the context of recent milestones in human spaceflight and the underlying question of the purpose of space exploration.
Human spaceflight has been racking up new milestones. But we’re still grappling with a fundamental question: Why go in the first place? This story was written by Becky Ferreira and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com. Listen to more of the world's best journalism on the Noa app.
People in this episode
Host: Noa
Topics covered
- human spaceflight
- milestones
- space exploration
- astronauts
- journalism
Keywords
- astronaut
- spaceflight
- milestones
- exploration
- journalism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MIT Technology Review, newsoveraudio.com
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