All Space Roads Lead from Earth

from National Public Radio

Commentator Kelly Beatty says that when he was growing up, space exploration was all about one thing: the race to the moon. It was easy to measure progress leading up to a specific goal. Now that space exploration is all about the planets and the solar system, there is a dizzying array of spacecraft traveling all over the place.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, April 25, 2006