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The Planetary Society · 5 episodes with transcripts

Explore the politics of why the United States decided to send humans to the Moon—and why the nation pulled back after landing only six times.

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Episode 5 - A Gift or a Curse?

August 12, 2019

Casey Dreier (0:00)

This is A Political History of Apollo, a limited series podcast from The Planetary Society, exploring the reasons why the United States decided to send humans to the moon, and why the nation pulled back after landing only six times. I'm Casey Dreier, The Planetary Society's Chief Advocate and Senior Space Policy…

The show is a production of The Planetary Society, a non-profit dedicated to space science and exploration. So if you like what you hear, please consider joining or donating at planetary.org/membership. This is episode five, Apollo as a gift or a curse.

Mat Kaplan (2:02)

My pleasure, Casey, and it has been a pleasure to work with you on this limited series, which has taught me a lot and also reminded me of the exciting period that, unlike you, I was lucky enough to live through.

Casey Dreier (2:16)

Yes, you remember that.

And if you can't already tell, this is going to be a more casual and extemporaneous discussion compared to some of our previous episodes. But I think it's going to be important. You'll hear us both try to work through this as well. And I think the essence of this episode, if I can give it away a little bit, is that…

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