Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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This lecture is part of the IHMC Evening Lecture series.
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Human spaceflight beyond Earth is certain to be an important area of international economic and technical competition over the next two decades. Sharing an astronaut’s orbital perspective, shuttle flier and space scientist Tom Jones describes the technology and commercial breakthroughs that will open space to more expansive scientific exploration, tourism, and an explosive growth of business activity on and around the Moon, the asteroids, and Mars.