Where will space technology take us by 2030, and what does this mean for life on Earth?

Feb 22, 2017

'More nations are now within reach of space than ever before' Image: REUTERS/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Handout via Reuters

George Whitesides

Chairman, Space Advisory Board, Virgin Galactic

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