What did we learn from the first all civilian mission into orbit? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore SpaceX’s recent launch, the Inspiration4, with biophysicist Dr. Chris Mason and geoscientist and pilot Dr. Sian Proctor. 

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Photo Credit: U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Thomas Sjoberg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons