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#1561 The Titan and the Titanic

Listening to America

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Lessons from Disasters: Exploring Underwater vs. Space Program

This chapter discusses the various disasters that have occurred in the past and the lessons that can be learned from them. It compares the lack of investment in underwater exploration to the space program's budget, highlighting the efforts of Stockton Rush to make deep underwater exploration more familiar to the public. The chapter also touches on the commercial and scientific motives of the Hudson Bay Company's charter and contrasts the motivations behind different exploratory missions.

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