Great Issues: Space Exploration

3 crOpen to all

Space explored from every angle: science, politics, economics, and the environment. Gets into real debates around space mining, private companies, and what it actually costs to leave Earth. Ends with a speculative fiction piece which is a better assignment than it sounds.

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