Name: The real future of space exploration
Uploaded: 2006-10-25T00:11:00Z
Duration: 19 min 17 s
Description: In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.

Burt Rutan: The real future of space exploration

The real future of space exploration

In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the US government-funded space program for stagnating and asks entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA has left off.

Government-led space exploration has stalled, leaving a generation without bold new frontiers to inspire them. Fifty years after the Moon landing, only minimal progress in human spaceflight has been made, with just a handful of concepts ever attempted. The real breakthroughs now come from private entrepreneurs, fueled by childhood dreams of exploration and the willingness to take creative risks. As investment in commercial spaceflight grows, the spark for discovery and survival passes from state programs to daring individuals and companies.

Private Innovation Will Ignite the Next Space Age

30 futuristic spacecraft driving the new space age

business

design

engineering

entrepreneur

flight

industrial design

invention

rocket science

space

TED Stage Talk