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A New Space Race

Prof. Benjamin Horton, Chair, Asian School of Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

19-Jul-19 07:15

A New Space Race

0:13 - It's the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. We discuss the latest rush to broach the final frontier, new players in the space race, and the rise of commercial space travel

6:20 - Singapore is spending millions to mitigate the effects of climate change- for some insight, we speak to Professor Benjamin Horton, Chair of the Asian School of Environment at Nanyang Technological University, about how much of a threat rising sea-levels pose to Singapore.

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Wong Shou Ning, Sharidz Abdullah


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Categories:  Environment,  Science,  Investments

Tags:  space,  china,  moon landing,  singapore,  climate change, 


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