The Space Program and Global Politics

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.

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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