The Current for July 18, 2019
Today on The Current: We speak to the author of a new book about the incredible behind-the-scenes efforts to get Apollo 11 to the moon; plus, Canadian astronaut Dr. Roberta Bondar tells us what it was like to go into space, and why she wants to see more women make the same journey; and we listen back to Anna Maria Tremonti's conversation with an astrophysicist who wants us to consider the deep mysteries of the universe, and some of the trailblazing women who unlocked them.
Today on The Current:
- Author Charles Fishman recounts the amazing behind-the-scenes efforts to get Apollo 11 to the moon 50 years ago. His new book, One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon, takes a look back on what an incredible achievement that was.
- Dr. Roberta Bondar was Canada's first female astronaut. She tells us what it was like to go into space, the obstacles that threatened to keep her feet on the ground, and why she wants to see more women make the same journey.
- Astrophysicist Jo Dunkley worries that as our understanding of the universe becomes more complex, people are daunted by trying to understand outer space. She wants everyone to look to the stars, especially young girls who could be inspired by the trailblazing female scientists who came before them.