Earth has often been compared to a spaceship, one that's successfully orbited our star and the galaxy many times over billions of years. So what about moving our planet or even converting it or another world into a spaceship? Can we use entire planets to cross the intergalactic void to settle planets in distant galaxies or superclusters? And what sort of engine and drive could move a whole planet?

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Credits:

Generation Ships: Planet Ships

Episode 179, Season 5 E13

Written by:

Isaac Arthur

Editors:

Andrew Norman

Darius Said

Gregory Leal https://www.gregschool.org/

Keith Blockus

Sapioit D. Suicider

Cover Art:

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

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Jarred Eagley

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

Justin Dixon

Katie Byrne

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Mihail Yordanov

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Produced & Narrated by:

Isaac Arthur

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Markus Junnikkala, "Plotting a Course" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" https://www.kai-engel.com/

Paradox Interactive, "The March Of Profits" https://www.paradoxplaza.com

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

AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU

Ross Bugden, "Beyond" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Chris Zabriskie, "Readers Do You Read" http://chriszabriskie.com

Lombus, "Amino" https://lombus.bandcamp.com

Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

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