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Jun 2019
25m 18s

The Future of Space Travel

CNN
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How will BOEING, SpaceX and Virgin Galactic make space travel accessible to the rest of us? Brian attempts to answer these questions with the help of CNN Contributor and Space expert Miles O'Brien and CNN's Space Correspondent Rachel Crane. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po ... Show More
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