An Air Force political scientist for space explains tourist jaunts are the first step to transform space travel from outlandish to routine
Having rich guys like Jeff Bezos in orbit can make space travel routine and help all of us dream big. (Peter Steineck/The New York Times)
Maybe you’ve wondered as I have: Is there a point to rocketing rich guys like Jeff Bezos and the “Star Trek” actor William Shatner into space?
Wendy Whitman Cobb, an Air Force political scientist for space, says yes. Our conversation challenged my thinking about space projects, like those from Bezos and Elon Musk, that imagine a future away from Earth.
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