The future of space exploration: Professor Ian Crawford

In this episode of Birkbeck Voices, we chat with Professor Ian Crawford from the Department of Planetary Sciences and Astrobiology. Professor Crawford discusses the recent launch of the world's most powerful operational rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy and what it means for space exploration in the future, as well as the benefits of mining resources on the moon and why it is still so important to 'keep looking for aliens' (read more here: https://theconversation.com/why-looking-for-aliens-is-good-for-society-even-if-there-arent-any-80700).