A Resurgence In Space Exploration

It was a big year on Earth, but enough of that — let’s talk about space!

NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel talks to Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins about new spacecrafts, new missions, and space triumphs and failures of 2014.

• ESA: “Rosetta Fuels Debate On Origin Of Earth’s Oceans“
• NPR: “European Scientists Conclude That Distant Comet Smells Terrible“
• NPR: “India Zooms To Mars Much More Cheaply, But With Trade-Offs“
• Spaceflight Now: “Chinese Probe Returns From Flight Around The Moon“
• NPR: “One Dead After Commercial Spaceship Crashes During Test Flight“

Guest

• Geoff Brumfiel, science correspondent for NPR. He tweets @gbrumfiel.

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