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Podcast: The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast
Episode: Private Space Entrepreneurs vs. NASA: How Freedom Fuels Rockets
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In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Robertas Bakula and Mike Mazza explore the themes from Mazza’s upcoming essay, which argues that freedom, not government control, is the true engine of progress in the space industry.
Among the topics covered:
How NASA’s monopoly led to decades of stagnation in space innovation;
How economic freedom has fueled the recent progress in the space industry;
Why NASA’s role as a scientific research agency lies outside the proper scope of government;
How to answer critics who claim that private space ventures are just b...