The Unseen Podcast

Episode 33 - Extract the Resource


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Recorded: 13 November 2015

Released: 14 November 2015

Duration: 90 minutes, 4 seconds

Host Paul Carr welcomes panelists Buck Field, James Garrison and Mike Mongo. Mike brings along surprise special guest Jim Muncy to talk about the recent law passed by the U.S. Senate that supports ownership of resources extracted from celestial bodies. From there, we talk about what we will need to be able to find and mine the richest, most accessible asteroids. 

Links:

James Muncy

Senate Votes to Legalize Space Mining

Space Law and Space Resources

Martin Elvis on Asteroid Mining

How Many Ore Bearing Asteroids?

Asteroid Initiatives

The International Space Station's 3D Printer

 

Recommendations:

Mike Mongo: The Mechanical by Ian Tregellis

Buck Field: The Void Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton

James Garrison: Improvised Star Trek

Paul Carr: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

 

Credits:

Host and Producer: Paul Carr

Panel: Mike Mongo, James Garrison, Buck Field

Surprise Guest: James Muncy

Music: DJ Spooky

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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