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In 1985, high school teacher Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first private citizen to travel to space. After the Challenger explosion that killed her and 6 other astronauts, NASA scrapped its Teacher in Space Project; it was still too risky to send private citizens to space.
40 years later, things are looking very different.
Today, celebrities and billionaires are buying trips on commercial rockets. Private companies are designing new, private space stations.
How is safety being regulated for these private space companies? And what happens if – or when – something goes wrong?
Featuring Kim Bleier, Ben Miller, Doug Ligor, Peggy Whitson, and Dana Tulodziecki.
Produced by Daniel Ackerman. For full credits and transcript, visit outsideinradio.org.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In 1985, high school teacher Christa McAuliffe was selected to become the first private citizen to travel to space. After the Challenger explosion that killed her and 6 other astronauts, NASA scrapped its Teacher in Space Project; it was still too risky to send private citizens to space.
40 years later, things are looking very different.
Today, celebrities and billionaires are buying trips on commercial rockets. Private companies are designing new, private space stations.
How is safety being regulated for these private space companies? And what happens if – or when – something goes wrong?
Featuring Kim Bleier, Ben Miller, Doug Ligor, Peggy Whitson, and Dana Tulodziecki.
Produced by Daniel Ackerman. For full credits and transcript, visit outsideinradio.org.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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