NASA used to be the main route into space for America. Today, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has a ‘de facto’ monopoly on space launches, handling 88% of U.S. launches in the first half of 2023. So now NASA is evolving.

To find out what that means for the future of the agency, I sat down to interview NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.

0:00 The rise of SpaceX is reshaping how NASA operates
0:50 NASA used to have rockets made for it
1:57 SpaceX has a de facto monopoly on U.S. launches
3:24 Issues NASA can’t control
4:12 Will NASA build another rocket after Artemis, Orion and the SLS?

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