Are We Ready for Space Tourism?

Dr Chong Hon Yew, President, Astronomical Society of Penang

25-Jun-20 14:00

Pause
Embed

With the words “Let’s light this candle”, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon vehicle became the first private spacecraft to take humans into orbit in late May. SpaceX founder Elon Musk claims this flight lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Are we ready for space tourism? More importantly, is space ready for us, the human race?

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Tee Shiao Eek

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: Politics, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, SpaceX, Elon Musk, Moon, Mars, outer space, astronomy,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Can sports ethics build stronger, more ethical companies? We speak with Paresh Subramaniyam, Founder and CEO of Engage Life, to explore how the timeless values of sports—like fair play, resilience, and discipline—can change today’s workplace culture.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) We review Keluang Man and look at some of our favourite characters from our childhood.

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Fancy a used McLaren MP4-12C at a very reasonable price? Tune in to hear what are the pros and cons of getting a sports car.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Rich and Matt look at this remarkable rise and fall of EVs and ask if the continued rise of the EV in the 21st Century EV is inevitable and unstoppable?

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) We speak to three researchers to learn more about how we can coexist with macaques peacefully.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) Former national tennis player Adam Jaya shares his experience being a professional athlete and his training routine.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

BFM presents the BBC World Service, which provides in-depth coverage of issues from around the world.

PROGRAMMES