Do we need astronauts?

Are we seeing the end of astronauts and the rise of robotic spacefarers in our stead?

Episode 118 of the Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists podcast, hosted by Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson, titled "Do we need astronauts?" was published on March 1, 2022 and runs 54 minutes.

March 1, 2022 ·54m · Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Summary

It's the Space Boffins' most controversial episode yet, as Don Goldsmith talks about his new book written with Astronomer Royal Martin Rees - The End of Astronauts and why robots are the future. Also, we visit one of the cleanrooms at Airbus in Stevenage to see the new Biomass satellite to measure the carbon locked in the world's forests. Plus author Kevin Cook talks about his book, The Burning Blue, on Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger disaster. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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