Dr. Philip R. Harris was the guest for this Space Show program. We began the discussion with Dr. Harris pointing out the need to reach the youth of our country and world in order to bring them into a space-faring consciousness, not only for their own sake, but for the betterment of humanity. As Dr. Harris said, it would help our youth focus and turn outward, not inward. Its an important discussion that you will certainly want to hear. We then talked about about space solar power and the need for using the Moon for new sources of energy which we incorporated into the why of our needing to go back to the Moon. We discussed how we tell the story of going back to the Moon and the problems we have in the way we tell this story. I asked Dr. Harris what the role of NASA and the government was in telling the story as compared to the private-sector. His response is noteworthy. We talked about coalition building with other space and non-space organizations such as the World Future Society, we talked about working in space with third world and second world nations, and much more. Dr. Harris discussed how his views on culture have evolved over the years in terms of his exceptional work, Living and Working In Space: Human Behavior Culture and Organization, Second Edition. Many more topics were addressed in this important program and I urge you to listen, then listen again to what Dr. Harris shares with us all. In addition, please check out his books and his work. Both Living and Working in Space and his novel, Launch Out, are available at www.univelt.com, and the latter is also available online at www.buybooksontheweb.com . His classic text, Managing Cultural Differences, is available at www.books@elsevier.com. You can contact Dr. Harris at PhilHarris@aol.com if you have questions or comments, or you can send them to him in care of me at drspace@thespaceshow.com.
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