On Episode 178 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Virts, a former shuttle and ISS astronaut.
There's a very elite club in astronaut circles, one in which former astronauts go on to political careers. The most elite are senators, and so far, John Glenn, Harrison Schmitt, and Mark Kelly have been members, and may soon be joined by Virts. He's got a lot to say about today's NASA, the budget, the Artemis program (he was the astronaut embedded with the SLS rocket program back in 2011), and much more.
Col. Virts is also an author and filmmaker, among his other pursuits. Join us for the enlightening episode.
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Space news of the week
- terryvirts.com
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- A new report finds China’s space program will soon equal that of the US
- 'Totally unexpected': Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video)
- Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible on Sept. 21?
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