Our future lies out among the planets and stars, but to climb out in to space we must take many steps to get off, and today we'll look at those first steps to becoming spacefaring species. From cheaper rockets & space stations to asteroid mining & defense to space tourism & commercialization, we've a long road ahead, but we have a roadmap.

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Credits:

Becoming an Interplanetary Species: First Steps

Episode 246a; July 2, 2020

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors:

Darius Said

Derek Hightower

Jerry Guern

S. Kopperud

Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

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Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager"

Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"

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Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe"

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