Today In Space

On this episode, Alex shares his thoughts in the wake of the Crew 6 mission where NASA will send two NASA Astronauts, a UAE Astronaut, and Russian Cosmonaut to the International Space Station onboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle. Human spaceflight has a history tied to defense and war, from the base technology of rockets (V2 Rocket), and the Space Race to the moon between the US and Soviet Russia, and the eventual Apollo-Soyuz docking in the middle of the Cold-War. Even today, while Ukraine and Russia are at war on Earth the human beings on board the ISS work together to survive in Space without the borders we draw in the literal sand for countries and states here on Earth. Questions/Thoughts for this week: Is there hope for humanity in crewed missions like this? Does the continued partnership between Astronauts and Cosmonauts in space serve as an example for peace and how we can work together? What do partnerships with the UAE to develop their Astronaut training mean to humanity? Can Human Space Travel serv