Space Chronicles

Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier is the 2012 anthology by Neil [deGrasse Tyson] covering his various writings relating to the history and future of NASA and space travel in general.
One of the chapters is a transcript of his attendance as a guest on the Rationally [Speaking podcast] in 2010, when he explained his justification for spending large amounts of government money on space programs.
Tyson intended the book's original title to be, Failure to Launch: The Dreams and Delusions of Space Enthusiasts.