Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin NASA's overall impact on the nation's economy

NASA's overall impact on the nation's economy

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 2:01 p.m.

b"NASA has been busy on a program to use the moon as a launch pad to Mars. It will spend a lot of money to do so. The agency wanted to get an idea of the economic impact of this program. So it undertook a detailed study covering 2019, partnering with the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For highlights, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the NASA's chief economist in the office of the administrator, Alex MacDonald.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"