This Week In Space podcast: Episode 199 — The Obsolete Astronaut?

February 28, 2026

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On Episode 199 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Dr. Pascal Lee, who has thoughts on how and when robots may perform better —and more safely —than humans in space.

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