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Podcast: Nerds Talking
Episode: 40. The Billionaire Space Race: Branson vs Bezos vs Musk, Transgender Athletes in the Olympics Episode
Description: Welcome Japan! This week, Lafayette and Carlos are joined by Hugh, Johnny, and Marie for an action-packed episode covering the biggest headlines in space exploration, Olympic controversy, and Marvel’s latest blockbuster.Richard Branson has officially traveled to the edge of space aboard Virgin Galactic. Jeff Bezos says he’s next — and claims he’ll go even higher with Blue Origin. But what about Elon Musk and SpaceX? Will Musk personally travel into space? How high is “space,” really? We break down the new commercial space race, suborbital flights, private space travel, and what it means for the future o...