An image of Venus, made with data recorded by Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft in 2016.

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All Of It with Alison Stewart | Oct 1, 2020

This has been a year of important, but small steps for humankind in outer space. So how many small steps make up a giant leap? Kate Howells, communications strategist and space policy advisor for the Planetary Society, joins us to run down the latest in space news, and explain what it means for the future of humanity as a spacefaring civilization.

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