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The Extra Dimension #44: Space Exploration: Past, Present, and Future

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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and the first lunar landing, Ian and Brian are discussing how the technologies of space exploration have evolved over time: what they were in the past, where we are now, and how they will change in the future.

Episode Summary
00:00:00 | Intro
00:02:43 | Past
  • BBC World Service – 13 Minutes to the Moon, Ep.05 The fourth astronaut
  • Why Is the Apollo Reflector Experiment Still Operating, 50 Years Later? | Space
  • Where does NASA keep the Moon Rocks? – Smarter Every Day 220 – YouTube
  • How Space Exploration Has Evolved Over the Years – ExtremeTech
  • Gravitational Waves | LIGO Lab | Caltech
  • Neutrino detector – Wikipedia
  • First Image of a Black Hole! – YouTube
    • 00:15:19 | Present
    • NASA Spinoff
    • How Tech Designed for Space Is Saving Lives on Earth – YouTube
    • Polish Space Startup Puts First Nanosats Into Orbit, Eyes Satellite Constellation and Production Facility | Space
    • We Are Going – YouTube
    • Here’s a reality check on NASA’s Artemis Moon landing program | Ars Technica
    • Orion (spacecraft) – Wikipedia
    • Space Launch System – Wikipedia
    • Lunar Orbital Platform – Gateway – Wikipedia
    • Buzz Aldrin is looking forward, not back—and he has a plan to bring NASA along | Ars Technica
      • 00:38:30 | Future
      • Spinoff of Tomorrow
      • LightSail 2 Has Launched! | The Planetary Society
      • Space Exploration Isn’t Great for the Earth (But It Could Be) – YouTube
      • Liftoff #102: Important Business Meetings – Relay FM
      • SOONISH: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
        • 01:18:41 | Outro
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          • Attributions
          • Kevin MacLeod [Official] – Inspired – incompetech.com – YouTube
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            This episode of The Extra Dimension has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #551: TED #44 — Are You Is’d?!

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