Pentagon ‘Space Corps’ Plan Leaves Earth Science in the Dust
Pentagon ‘Space Corps’ Plan Leaves Earth Science in the Dust
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
July 3, 20176m 44s
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Show Notes
Scientists and the military have often tussled over who calls the shots in space. The first astronauts were military test pilots. NASA made the space shuttle extra big to accommodate the spy satellites Pentagon planners wanted to launch. And it took 15 years for the Defense Department to release topographical maps gleaned during a classified shuttle mission so scientists could use them.
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