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eSkeptic for May 23, 2018

Listen to Science Salon # 24: a remarkable conversation between Michael Shermer and mission leader Dr. Alan Stern along with co-author of the spell-binding new book Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto, Dr. David Grinspoon, as they recount the story of the men and women behind this amazing mission.

Dr. Alan Stern & Dr. David Grinspoon — Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto

Dr. Alan Stern and co-author Dr. David Grinspoon recount the story of the men and women behind NASA’s first mission to Pluto: of their decades-long commitment and persistence; of the political fights within and outside of NASA; of the sheer human ingenuity it took to design, build, and fly the mission; and of the plans for New Horizons’ next encounter, 1 billion miles past Pluto in 2019. This is a riveting account of scientific discovery, and of how much we…

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