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Nov 2021
42m 56s

Cosmic Queries – Launching the Inspirati...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What did we learn from the first all civilian mission into orbit? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore SpaceX’s recent launch, the Inspiration4, with biophysicist Dr. Chris Mason and geoscientist and pilot Dr. Sian Proctor. 
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