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Title: Ann Druyan: How to Sail Beyond the Moon Landings
Post by: mickw on Jul 13, 2009, 21:16:59
Forty years after the first moon landing on July 20, 1969, SPACE.com asked Apollo astronauts and leaders of the space community to ponder the past, present and future. Writer-producer Ann Druyan, widow of famed astronomer Carl Sagan, discusses why the United States has lost its space nerve, the importance of pure science, and why solar sailing is the wave of the future:

More:   http://www.space.com/news/090714-apollo11-40th-ann-druyan.html (http://www.space.com/news/090714-apollo11-40th-ann-druyan.html)