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[Q&A] NASA's Take on Starship Progress, Farthest Naked Eye Object, Galactic Lagrange Points


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What is the farthest object you can see with the unaided eye? Do galaxies have Lagrange points like stars or planets? What does NASA think about Starship's last flight attempt? Which future space telescopes are the most exciting? How will Starship fly without a crew escape system? Answering all these questions and more in this week's Q&A show.

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  • 00:00 Start

  • 01:01 [Andoria] How will Starship fly humans without a crew escape system?

  • 07:03 [Vulcan] Do galaxies have Lagrange points?

  • 10:43 [Risa] What do I hope JWST discovers next?

  • 12:41 [Aeturen] What's the farthest unaided-eye object?

  • 13:53 [Vendikar] Is life common in the Universe?

  • 15:17 [Remus] How accurate was The Martian?

  • 20:13 [Janus] Are Von Neumann probes doable with current level of technology?

  • 23:11 [Cait] What's the shape of the known Universe?

  • 25:07 [Betazed] Can aliens see dinosaurs?

  • 25:17 [Cheleb] Will the next Starship reach orbit?

  • 26:52 [Nimbus] What will be the next big space telescopes?

  • 30:25 [Belos] What does NASA think about Starship's IFT-2?

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