Art Bell welcomes Professor James McCanney to discuss private space ventures, Tesla technology, and the future of space exploration. McCanney reveals that Russia's Cosmos program conducted some 1,600 missions between 1962 and 1977, dwarfing the United States' roughly 300 astronauts sent to space. He argues that private entrepreneurs like Burt Rutan and Paul Allen will prove far more efficient than government agencies burdened by overhead costs. The discussion shifts to Nikola Tesla's tower,… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/december-27-2003-space-programs-james-mccanney
