The Space Hour

What the two billionaire space launches mean for the industry

Eric White@FEDERALNEWSCAST

August 16, 2021 3:46 pm

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You saw the big news over the summer with billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos conducting their own space race, ultimately completing the first civilian space launches. To get a sense on what this means for the future of space tourism as well as other areas, I got a chance to talk to Dan Dumbacher, who is executive director of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He’s also a former administrator for NASA on space exploration.