Preview: Season 46 Episode 5 | 29s Video has closed captioning.
New technologies are making rockets cheaper and more powerful than ever before. As companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic make space more accessible, and NASA returns to crewed spaceflight, a new era of space exploration may be on the horizon.
Aired: 02/13/19
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