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Podcast: Ask Theory
Episode: 003: [Astrophysics] Kailan Ba Magkakaroon Ng Pinoy Astronaut? (with Dr. Rogel Mari Sese)
Description: This episode of Ask Theory features Dr. Rogel Mari Sese, the Chair of the Department of Aerospace Engineering of Ateneo de Davao University. He is the former Program Leader of the National SPACE Development Program, and the driving force behind the creation of the Philippine Space Agency and Philippine Space Development and Utilization Policy.Â
We talked about what an astrophysicist does, the oft-neglected ways that space science enhances our daily lives, why the Philippine Space Act and Philippine Space Agency represent a giant leap for the Philippines, and why we still don't have a Pinoy astronaut.