Five years after the Columbia tragedy, American space exploration is still struggling to lift off: NASA veterans are questioning the new moon plan, presidential candidates are lining up new policies, and there’s a satellite crashing toward Earth. Aerospace engineer and Transterrestrial Musings blogger Rand Simberg joins us with some new solutions for teaming up with the private space industry. Plus, Glenn Reynolds takes a DIY clinical trial of new anti-aging drugs, GM’s favorite new startup tells us how to make cheap ethanol and the geek behind the telestrator revs up for the big game–with new touchscreen interfaces.Listen up, then subscribe to PM’s bi-weekly podcast here: Subscribe: Media Platforms Design Team Media Platforms Design TeamLISTEN LATER: Right click here and select “Save Target As” or “Save Link As” to save this podcast to your hard drive.

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