We live in a remarkable time for science. Vaccines to fight COVID-19 have been developed with astounding speed. Dramatic progress has also been made in the quest to overhaul and improve America's space program. Both are examples of public-private partnerships between government and businesses.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, the most prominent spokesman for science and Director of New York City’s Hayden Planetarium, talks about the benefits of a cosmic perspective, the case for manned space flight and the lessons learned from his best-selling book, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry."

We also discuss "We're Living in a New Space Age," in the new issue of Commentary Magazine, written by our co-host, Jim Meigs. A public-private partnership, with Elon Musk of Space X in a key role, is producing results, as "successive presidential administrations have backed NASA'S market-oriented innovators," writes Jim.