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0:00 Intro 

0:54 Funding for science with a new administration

4:21 The differences between applied and basic research 

6:28 How basic research can continue to be funded 

10:24 The 2020-2021 Decadal Survey

15:00 How large long term projects are organized and carried out 

21:33 The cost and complications of over budget missions

31:01 How the increasing privatization of space will affect the costs of  observational astronomy 

36:04 NASA’s plan to use the Moon as a launchpad to Mars

43:40 Professor Bregman’s research focuses at the University of Michigan 

48:36 How Professor Bregman used the decadal survey to choose his research focus

58:15  Transitioning into teaching alongside research 

1:03:48 The impact of Covid upon education and research

1:06:51 Advice for undergraduate\students on how to succeed in college 

1:11:41 Biggest hopes for the future