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One Giant Leap: Space Exploration and the New Pioneers
May 13, 2009
Ken Davidian FAA Office, Commercial Space Transportation
Joanne Gabrynowicz director, Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law
William James Pomerantz senior director, space projects, X PRIZE
Geoff Yoder director, Constellations, Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
Spencer Reiss contributing editor, Wired Magazine

Spencer Reiss, contributing editor of Wired Magazine, leads a panel discussion on the present and future of space exploration.

Could the key to future space exploration lie in revisiting where we have already been? NASA and private companies are using travel to the Moon as a way to expand the space frontier. Both the public and the private sectors will be essential for creating the necessary new technologies to accomplish this task. What are the goals of current space missions? Who are the new players to watch? What laws govern space expeditions? Is there money to be made in the years to come?

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Museum of Science, Boston
Space and Beyond: US Policy, Space Security, and Arms Control
Joan Johnson-Freese
01:22:33
Joan Johnson-Freese, chair of the Department of National Security Strategy at the Naval War College, and Laura Grego, scientist for the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, discuss space security and the future of space relations in a panel moderated by leading political ana
What’s a Fair Start? / What Do We Deserve?
Michael Sandel
00:55:06
Lecture Fifteen: "What's a Fair Start?"
America: Debating Our Progress, Discussing Our Future
Walter Isaacson
00:45:36
Keen observers of the historical moment discuss how this may or may not be a pivotal moment in American culture. Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and head of the Aspen Institute, leads the discussion.
Space Suit: The World's Smallest Spacecraft
Dava J. Newman
00:23:36
Dava Newman describes and demonstrates her innovative custom-fitted space suit, which combines science, engineering, and art, and gives astronauts greater mobility while conserving energy as they explore the surface of the moon or Mars.
Susan Athey: Resource Allocation Problem
Susan C. Athey
00:23:54
Economic theorist Susan Athey talks about the tools for analyzing how uncertainty affects the behavior of individuals, markets, and economic systems, and she explains how auctions function as the economic model that has revolutionized online marketing.
Arguing Affirmative Action / What’s the Purpose?
Michael Sandel
00:55:00
Lecture Seventeen: "Arguing Affirmative Action"

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