The real future of space exploration

TED2006 · 19:37 · Filmed Feb 2006

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Bill Stone: I'm going to the moon. Who's with me?

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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.

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Burt Rutan

Aircraft engineer

In 2004, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan won the $10M Ansari X-Prize for SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded craft to enter space twice in a two-week period. He's now collaborating with Virgin Galactic to build the first rocketship for space tourism. Full bio