Ann Urry : SpaceX to launch first private freight - carrying mission to the space station . She says some lament decline of U.S space program , but in a sense it benefits NASA . She says NASA can focus on space exploration ; they are in it for business . Urry : Companies also are doing pioneering work that will be helpful to humankind .
Meg Urry : SpaceX to launch first private freight-carrying mission to the space station . She says some lament decline of U.S space leadership , but in a sense it frees NASA . She says NASA can focus on space exploration ; companies are in it for business . Urry : Companies also are doing pioneering work that will be helpful to humankind .