The Space Program and Global Politics

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By Daniel Schorr

Published February 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses the relationship between the space program and global politics.

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Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr passed away on Friday, July 23, 2010. See an obituary, photo gallery and an archive of Schorr's commentaries for NPR.

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