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SCOUT· 32%1h 07m·2026-09-04·ScienceSpace Policy Edition: The Long Space Age with Alex MacDonald
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
We tend to think of private space exploration as a recent phenomenon. But as Alex MacDonald, former Chief Economist at NASA, argues in his book "The Long Space Age," privately funded space exploration has deep roots in American history, stretching back more than two centuries. In this 2017 conversation with The…
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