Tag: Yuri Gagarin

• Who are the new heroes of the Space Age?

  

  The 1960s astronaut heroes have faded, replaced by entrepreneurs like Musk. While innovative, today’s figures lack the life-risking heroism of past astronauts, raising questions about modern heroic ideals in space exploration.

  J.G. Follansbee

  March 25, 2015

  News & Commentary

  Alan Shepard, Benjamin Franklin, Bill Gates, Buzz Aldrin, Elon Musk, entrepreneurs, heroes, Jane Poynter, Jeff Bezos, John Glenn, Jonas Salk, Larry Ellison, Michael Collins, Paul Allen, Richard Branson, space, SpaceX, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, Valentina Tereshkova, Yuri Gagarin