more on the state of space exploration programs around the world, we are joined once again by asif sidiqqi. he is a professor with history of fordham university and specializes in the history of science and technology. welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> growing up, at least people my age, there were two space programs that we knew of. it was the united states and russia involved in the space race. that's changed though. >> oh it's changed enormously. there are a whole host of players now in the space program, business. starting with the european space agency, japan, china, india. and they're all playing for the big stakes that the point. and they have pretty sophisticated, mature programs now. europe, japan, for example, and russia of course, another major player involved in the international space station, for example. a huge $100 billion project to build a giant space station. so all of these players are you know very much invested in the idea of space exploration right now. >> beyond the international space station, when we talk about say japan, china and india, what are their

." >>> for more on the statof space explorati programs around the world, we arjoined by asif sidiqqi. he is a professor wi history f fordham university and specializes in the hiory of science d technology. welcome back. >> thank you for havin me. >> gwing up, ateast people may there were two space programs that we knew of. it was the unid states and russia involv in the space race. that's changedthough. >> oh it's changed enormously. a whole host of players now in thepace program business starting with the european space agency, apan, china,india. a they're all playing for the big stes that eoint and haveretty sophisticated, mature programs now. europe, japan, foexample, and russia of course, anoth major play invved in the international space staton for example. a hu $100illion project to build a giant space ation. so all ofhese players are you know very muc invted in the idea of spe exploration right. >>you beyond the inrnational space station, hadwhen we talk about say japan, china and dia, what are their goals in space? wh do they want to go there? >>right. ll they're all kind of i