Ad Astra

Short episode! The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence gets a neoliberal bent, James Webb (Space Telescope)’s little brother gets a proposed funding cut, and the return of the Listener Submitted Question segment. Hint: It’s all about SpaceX. Stock up on water, food, and your favorite podcast as we go into the last week of the federal government (unless Congress does something).   Links: Latest from Washington Privately funded SETI Proposed changes to WFIRST Budget hangs in the balance   Listener Submitted Question From Ralph Steenblik: Why is BFR not useful to the US Government? Government needs reliable access to space SpaceX wants to prove reliability   Follow Ad Astra on Twitter at @AdAstra_Podcast, on Facebook, and subscribe to the mailing list for future updates and events!