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[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded This Project. Assembling Large Structures in Space

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Space Docks are everywhere in science fiction. It's the most logical way to build big constructions in space. So, NASA funded a futuristic project that studies the possibility of assembling structures in space.

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🟣 Guest: Dr Vojtech Holub

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🚀 NIAC award, Construction Assembly Destination:

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  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:26 Welding in space experiment
  • 08:03 The NIAC award
  • 27:39 Current obsessions
  • 30:01 Final thoughts and more interviews

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