generation ship
Episode 69 - Interstellar Consultants
30/09/17 10:11 Filed in: Space
This week I have an interview with astrophysicist Steve Kilston of Interstellar Consultants. One of Steve's projects is a practical and well thought out 500 year plan for building a ship that could take us to another star system. This is not pie-in-the-sky stuff, this is grounded in practical knowledge.
Also, Australia gets its own space agency.
Australian Space Agency
Interstellar Consultants web page
(Interstellar Consultants)
Also, Australia gets its own space agency.
Australian Space Agency
A plan for interstellar travel
Interstellar Consultants web page
(Interstellar Consultants)
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Episode 11 - Space Colonies pt 2 - Generation Ships
30/07/16 11:40 Filed in: Space
This week we discuss various ideas, advantages, and challenges of generation ships, the most likely way humans will travel the interstellar vastness short of a breakthrough in warp drives or wormholes.
In the news: more octopi, graphene. Also, be better today than you were yesterday.
News:
Armored octopus:
Octopus armor
2d materials
(Image: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
Generation Ships
(Artist’s concept of an interstellar craft equipped with an EM Drive. Credit: NASA Spaceflight Center)
Links on generation ships and interstellar travel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_ship
http://www.universetoday.com/15403/how-long-would-it-take-to-travel-to-the-nearest-star/
http://www.orbitalvector.com/Interstellar%20Flight/Generation%20Ships/Generation%20Ships.htm
In the news: more octopi, graphene. Also, be better today than you were yesterday.
News:
Armored octopus:
Octopus armor
2d materials
(Image: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
Generation Ships
(Artist’s concept of an interstellar craft equipped with an EM Drive. Credit: NASA Spaceflight Center)
Links on generation ships and interstellar travel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_ship
http://www.universetoday.com/15403/how-long-would-it-take-to-travel-to-the-nearest-star/
http://www.orbitalvector.com/Interstellar%20Flight/Generation%20Ships/Generation%20Ships.htm