About this episode
The episode discusses NASA's 60-year history and future in space exploration with guest Mason Peck.
NASA turns 60 this week. We're joined by Former NASA chief technologist Mason Peck joins us to discuss the agency’s history of spaceflight milestones, which include landing humans on the Moon (six times!), putting rovers on Mars, sending probes to interstellar space, and partnering on the International Space Station. Beyond these physical exploration achievements, NASA has also revolutionized the human view of Earth, the solar system, the Milky Way, and the deep swaths of space and time beyond our local group of galaxies. We also discuss NASA’s future, including its partnerships with the commercial space sector, megaprojects like the Space Launch System and the James Webb Space Telescope, and human exploration of the Moon and Mars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Mason Peck
Topics covered
- NASA
- space exploration
- technology
- history
- future of space
- commercial space sector
Keywords
- NASA
- spaceflight
- Moon landing
- Mars rovers
- James Webb
- Space Launch System
- commercial space
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NASA, International Space Station
Products: Space Launch System, James Webb Space Telescope
Places: Moon, Mars
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