Flash Forward

Can You Mine An Asteroid?


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Today’s episode is about a future where we (try to) mine asteroids for resources.

Guests:

  • Atossa Abrahamian, a journalist who’s written about space mining and is working on a new book about “places in the world where the rules don’t (fully) apply.”
  • Dr. Andreas Hein, a space systems engineer and executive director of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies.
  • Dr. Ram Jakhu, a professor at the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law and editor of Global Space Governance: An International Study.
  • Dr. Erika Nesvold, an astrophysicist, co-founder of the JustSpace Alliance, and host of the podcast Making New Worlds.
  • Dr. Jim Schwartz, a professor of philosophy at Wichita State University who writes about space ethics.


    Voice Actors:

    • Receptionist/Robot: Ashley Kellem
    • Gabby: Anjali Kunapaneni
    • Melissa: Chelsey B. Coombs
    • Mark: Henry Alexander Kelly

    • → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← 


      Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky.

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