Original version

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

HARDtalk

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Politics

In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.

ico19[1].jpg

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service News Internet

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service

HARDtalk: Jacob Bleacher: Putting astronauts back on the moon

Magazines & Reviews

Jacob Bleacher - NASA's Chief Exploration Scientist

04/11/2020 GMT

Jacob Bleacher: Putting astronauts back on the moon

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Jacob Bleacher: Putting astronauts back on the moon

Is space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?

In this time of pandemic and climate change here on Earth, is space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?

Scientists have discovered water on the sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time. Does it matter? Well, maybe it does. The Moon is back in vogue in terms of space exploration – the US says it will put astronauts back on the lunar surface by 2024. It is supposed to be the precursor to a manned mission to Mars. Stephen Sackur speaks to Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist at NASA. In this time of pandemic and climate change here on Earth, is space exploration a potential lifeline or a massive vanity project?

Accessibility links

Programme Index

HARDtalk

Jacob Bleacher: Putting astronauts back on the moon

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

About BBC World Service