Final Countdown

NASA’s Shuttle program is slated to shut down in 2010 with only a few more missions left. Today on The Exchange we get an insider's perspective on the past, present and future of the manned space program from someone who has covered the ups and downs of the shuttle program for more than twenty years.

Guest

• Pat Duggins, Senior News Analyst and News Director for WMFE and author of “Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program”. Duggins has covered almost ninety shuttle missions and has been the voice of NASA coverage on NPR for over a decade.