{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61e1773c414de60014cb7c3a/66abbdb1da0a315172524686?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Future of Space Flight","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61e1773c414de60014cb7c3a/1723019490457-d6ce8102-d6e9-4f33-af96-6d0a97f64fb7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Robotic spacecrafts? Manned missions to Mars? Affordable tourist trips to the stars? New life found? What is the likely future of space flight?</p><p><br></p><p>Host <a href=\"https://www.nae.edu/203993/Guru-Madhavan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Guru Madhavan</a> pilots a soaring, speculative conversation with:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/people/the-honorable-charles-f-bolden-jr/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Charles F. Bolden Jr.</a>, who in 2009 was appointed NASA Administrator by President Obama, making him only the second astronaut to hold that position.</p><p><a href=\"https://davanewman.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Professor Dava Newman</a>, aerospace engineer, director of the MIT&nbsp;Media Lab, and holder of the Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics chair at MIT.</p><p><br></p><p>New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.</p><p>Find podcast transcripts on our <a href=\"https://qeprize.org/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>.</p><p>Follow @QEPrize on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/QEPrize\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/qeprize\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/qeprize/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> for more.</p>","author_name":"Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering"}