Space Policy Edition: JWST and the politics of mega-science (with Robert Smith)
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Big Science or Mega Projects?
We've moved into what might be called an era, i think, of mega science. And it seems to be adding a social complexity to the scientific community that didn't necessarily exist before. The kind of organization that would have worked for, say, a ground base observatory in the 19 fifties is simply not going to work for,. say, the hobble space telescope.
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