A look at Neptune, a potential gateway to the stars...

The Icy Giants, Neptune and Uranus, are often overlooked for as candidates for colonizing our solar system. Even when noted, the focus tends to be on their larger moons like Triton. Today we will challenge that notion by looking at way we might place a colony on the planet itself, and how Orbital Rings and Chandelier Cities might let us colonize any gas giant. We will also look at how helium-3, a core ingredient of aneutronic fusion abundant on Neptune, might serve as the fuel of future starships, and the physics behind some other starship drives future science might give us access to, such as laser propulsion.

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Credits:

Outward Bound: Colonizing Neptune

Episode 152, Season 4 E38

Writers:

Isaac Arthur

Editors:

Darius Said

Gregory Leal https://www.gregschool.org/gregschoollessons/orbital-rings-and-planet-building

Jerry Guern

Keith Blockus

Mark Warburton

Matthew Acker

Sigmund Kopperud

Producer

Isaac Arthur

Cover Artist:

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

Graphics Team:

Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech

Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/

Jarred Eagley

Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana

Katie Byrne

Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/

Kit Carson

Krisitijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com

Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com

LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com

Sergio Boterio https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:

Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:

Luca DeRosa - [email protected]

Music:

Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

Serena A, "Science"

Stellardrone, "Cepheid" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com

Chris Zabriskie,"We Were Never Meant to Live Here" http://chriszabriskie.com

Aerium, "Fifth star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ

NJ Mandaville, "Swell" https://soundcloud.com/nj-mandaville