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What’s the Point of Sending People Into Space? An Astronaut, Scientist and Journalist Debate.

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By David Grinspoon, Neel V. Patel Verified, Kate Rubins
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. round table April 6, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET The launching of the Artemis II mission from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday.Credit...Damon Winter/The New York Times NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are set to fly by the moon on Monday, in humans’ first trip so far into space since the 1970s.
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Seeing Through the Smoke

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By David Grinspoon
| Sky & Telescope Verified
The near-term haze of climate disasters obscures our possible futures. But long-term trends leave room for optimism. This may be my last Cosmic Relief column, at least for now: I’ve accepted the position of Senior Scientist for Astrobiology Strategy at NASA, which sadly will eat up my writing time. Contributing to S&T has been a great gig, and I truly appreciate all the wonderful feedback from readers over the years. I just re-read my first column, from January 2009 (https://is.gd/CRfirst).
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Long Time Coming

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By David Grinspoon
| Sky & Telescope Verified
Planetary exploration can take up a large portion of one’s life. Exploring the solar system is a long game, with travel times measured in years. And the time from when we first propose a mission to when our spacecraft sits on the launch pad, ready to leave Earth or die trying, is often much longer still.
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