Hence The Future

Ep. 72 - The Future of Space Travel

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Predicting our Interstellar Future 🚀💫👩‍🚀

In this episode, Mattimore and Justin discuss why the current methods of space travel are so inefficient, how we might innovate with improved methods for traversing space, and what each scenario will mean for the future of humanity and life beyond earth...

Broad Topics:

  • Why is current space travel so expensive, dangerous, and inefficient?
  • What are some recent and future innovations in space travel?
  • How might the "Sky Hook" help us traverse space?
  • Pros and cons of rockets powered by nuclear fission?
  • Pros and cons of rockets powered by plutonium?
  • Pros and cons of rockets powered by solar light sails?
  • How far off are nuclear fusion powered ion thrusters?
  • Is it possible to travel faster than the speed of light via worm holes?
  • What are "antimatter drives" and how do they work in theory?
  • What is "warp drive" and why is it the holy grail of space travel?
  • Assuming we have the tech, where SHOULD we explore?
  • What's the significance of NASA's "Dragonfly" mission to Titan?
  • What's the significance of NASA's "Clipper" mission to Europa?
  • Why is China planning to set up a base on the moon?
  • Why is SpaceX planning to colonize Mars?
  • How does Planetary Resources plan to mine asteroids?
  • Robotic exploration of space / avatars / probes / AI?
  • How to overcome space travel's data science problem?
  • Should we colonize other planets? If so, how?

    • Future Scenarios:

    • Worst Case Scenario
    • Best Case Scenario
    • Most Likely Scenario

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