Fraser CainIt happened! Starship and SuperHeavy Did Launch for the second time. All 33 raptors were working. Hot staging went as planned. But then both the Booster 9 and Ship 25 were lost. What exactly went wrong and what does it mean for the future of Starship? Finding out with Scott Manley and Marcus House.
00:00:00 Intro 00:01:02 Before IFT-2 00:08:35 The Launch 00:14:19 Hot Staging 00:16:20 What went wrong with SuperHeavy 00:25:00 What went wrong with Starship 00:32:00 What's next? 00:45:58 What it means for Artemis 01:03:00 Final thoughts
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What Does Starship Launch Success Mean for SpaceX Now?Fraser Cain2023-11-27 | It happened! Starship and SuperHeavy Did Launch for the second time. All 33 raptors were working. Hot staging went as planned. But then both the Booster 9 and Ship 25 were lost. What exactly went wrong and what does it mean for the future of Starship? Finding out with Scott Manley and Marcus House.
00:00:00 Intro 00:01:02 Before IFT-2 00:08:35 The Launch 00:14:19 Hot Staging 00:16:20 What went wrong with SuperHeavy 00:25:00 What went wrong with Starship 00:32:00 What's next? 00:45:58 What it means for Artemis 01:03:00 Final thoughts
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00:00 Intro 01:19 Levitation in science 05:47 Coming up with a design 11:33 Testing the design 15:34 Potential applications 23:10 Challenges 28:03 Other worlds 33:18 Outro
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00:00 Start 00:52 [Tatooine] What is the size limit for a planet? 03:51 [Coruscant] How complex must a telescope be to use the solar gravitational lens? 08:19 [Hoth] How would we approach mining asteroids? 10:42 [Naboo] How to detect magnetic fields outside the solar system? 13:49 [Kamino] Which telescopes did China fund? 15:56 [Bespin] Will we discover what's outside of our Universe? 19:06 [Mustafar] Oumuamua: artificial or natural? 21:39 [Alderaan] Planets caught in binary stars' Lagrange points? 26:12 [Dagobah] What's my take on artificial versus organic intelligence? 28:31 [Yavin] What is my preferred answer to the Fermi Paradox?
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In this interview, I'm discussing UAE's current progress as well as future missions with Mohsen Al Alwahdi, the Director of the Space Missions Department at UAE Space Agency.
00:00 Intro 00:50 UAE's Hope mission at Mars 03:22 Science goals and results 07:14 Current state of the spacecraft 10:17 Tech for future missions 14:02 Rashid Moon rover 15:11 Next missions 18:55 Outro
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00:00 Intro 02:30 How tough is Europa's ice 04:31 Lattice confinement fusion 14:43 How the probe will look like 22:54 What's next for the NIAC project 25:57 Other applications for the reactor 31:55 Where's the upper limit for the project 37:15 Going interstellar 41:10 Behind the scenes and additional questions
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00:00 Start 01:04 [Tatooine] How can black holes even exist? 04:43 [Coruscant] How to dock to a spinning space station? 08:12 [Hoth] Why not send microscopes on space probes? 11:18 [Naboo] Where's the green screen? 13:25 [Kamino] Why didn't Mars get a Moon like the Earth? 17:04 [Bespin] How hard is it to get interviews or talk with NASA? 21:32 [Mustafar] Can Chat GPT help Astronomy? 25:24 [Alderaan] Why don't we go under to the icy moons' subsurface oceans? 28:39 [Dagobah] What will drive public interest in space in the coming years? 31:43 [Yavin] How will we use Starship? 34:46 [Mandalore] How to travel faster than light?
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00:00 Intro 01:29 Are there planets at Alpha Centauri 08:22 How can we know they are there 11:20 TOLIMAN Telescope 30:04 JWST experiments 37:34 Next big telescopes for planet hunting 48:38 Discovering many more exoplanets 51:50 Next generation of instruments 59:05 Outro
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00:00 Intro 01:20 Haystack Observatory 02:48 NIAC proposal for 100-km telescope 14:23 What Science Can the Telescope Do 30:36 New Approach to Space Telescopes 39:21 What's Next 41:55 Outro
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00:00 Intro 01:06 Building materials from biomaterials 07:06 Challenges of building on the Moon and Mars 10:20 From human blood to potato starch 19:02 How to implement the tech 26:46 DNA manipulation 32:36 Alternative applications 38:00 Outro
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00:00 Start 01:51 [Tatooine] Can we build star-tram-like launch facilities in space? 09:34 [Coruscant] Can red or brown dwarfs be the source of dark matter? 13:09 [Hoth] Can we see an Earth-sized planet orbiting a Sun-like star? 19:12 [Naboo] How to know JWST's plans? 21:37 [Kamino] How much more energy does it take to launch something in Nova Scotia versus the equator? 24:08 [Bespin] Will China own the Moon? 29:45 [Mustafar] Should SpaceX just be the only launch service for the USA? 31:39 [Alderaan] What would you ask to an alien if you meet one as a science reporter? 33:34 [Dagobah] Could a balloon on Venus use the temperature differences in the atmosphere for power?
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00:00 Intro 01:35 What it's like using JWST 02:40 Universe-Breaking Galaxies 07:02 If true, how does it change Cosmology 13:52 How the research can be wrong 18:18 Community response 22:00 "Rewriting" Astronomy 27:09 Outro
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00:00 Intro 01:22 How hard it is to observe the Milky Way 05:28 Mindset shift in Astronomy 07:56 NIAC idea: Telescope Design 16:00 Fancy Physics 22:50 Targets for the telescope 39:10 Next steps 42:38 Milky Way @ home 47:35 Outro
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00:00 Start 00:47 [Tatooine] How does Venus hold its atmosphere without a magnetosphere? 03:58 [Coruscant] Which is the best target for the Solar Gravitational Lens telescope? 06:40 [Hoth] Why aren't there more launch complexes near the equator? 10:00 [Naboo] Should you use 'microgravity' instead of 'zero gravity'? 11:37 [Kamino] How does the Milky Way look from the ISS? 13:03 [Bespin] Why doesn't Jupiter catch fire if it's flammable gas? 15:28 [Mustafar] Will I ever go to space? 18:33 [Alderaan] Is the Sun moving to the Milky Way's centre? 20:55 [Dagobah] What happens when the space elevator cable snaps? 22:58 [Yavin] How does time dilation change interstellar flights? 25:18 [Mandalore] Why don't we make space probes more definitive? 29:43 [Geonosis] What is my favourite recent Sci-Fi novel? 31:30 [Corellia] Have I ever seen a UFO? 32:23 [Crait] Can we solve the Hubble Tension? 34:39 [Endor] How weight changes on top of Mount Everest?
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00:00 Intro 00:55 How bad are red dwarfs for life 04:20 Experiments to test habitability 13:10 Potential ecosystems near red dwarfs 18:57 Biosignatures to look for 21:20 Other extreme places 24:10 What's next
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00:00 Intro 01:21 Growing Structures on Mars 08:37 Self-healing materials 10:40 Using this tech on Earth 12:36 Next steps 17:44 When can we expect it 22:02 Outro
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00:00 Intro 01:17 How bad Venus really is 03:27 What it takes to last on Venus 06:40 Chips that can survive on Venus 13:59 Batteries for Venus 18:45 Time-based measurements of Venus 23:03 Moving on the surface of Venus 26:32 Clockwork rovers 30:30 High-temperature solar cells 33:00 Advantages of Venus 42:29 Outro
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00:00 Start 01:02 [Tatooine] If the Sun is white, are sunspots really black? 05:19 [Coruscant] How many stars did our radio signals reach? 08:51 [Hoth] How do gravitational assists work? 11:43 [Naboo] How to visualize the expansion of the Universe? 13:35 [Kamino] How will the Mars sample return mission find all the dropped tubes? 16:27 [Bespin] Can Earth survive the Red Giant phase of the Sun? 20:16 [Mustafar] What effect will a supernova have on nearby stars? 21:51 [Alderaan] Should the US continue to explore space? 24:16 [Dagobah] Can we time travel with a wormhole? 26:59 [Yavin] What killed the Chinese Mars rover? 29:32 [Mandalore] How does light pollution work? 33:04 [Geonosis] How can we tell that an object is interstellar?
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00:00:00 Intro 00:01:15 Orbital mechanics 00:08:50 Planning missions to outer planets 00:11:15 Special orbits 00:14:40 Gravitational assists 00:20:45 Going to the Sun 00:24:40 Lowest energy highways 00:27:44 Going to asteroids 00:34:10 Intercepting interstellar objects 00:41:07 Propulsion systems 00:52:40 What would a realistic mission look like 01:00:30 Interstellar sample return 01:03:14 Galactic orbits 01:07:37 Outro
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00:00 Intro 01:32 Burst tests 02:50 What is the LIFE Module 08:00 Working with NASA 09:11 Risks of inflatable habitats 15:33 Inside the module 18:39 Deployment in space 25:14 Project timeframe 27:20 Future applications 39:29 Humanity in space 41:06 Outro
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00:00 Start 00:50 [Tatooine] How do direct collapse black holes work? 06:20 [Coruscant] How can two galaxies form one? 08:34 [Hoth] How to communicate time units to aliens? 11:07 [Naboo] What Astronomy research areas don't get to the news? 16:15 [Kamino] How do I come up with questions for interviews? 21:42 [Bespin] How can we claim exoplanets non-habitable? 25:19 [Mustafar] Does humanity have a chance at all? 27:56 [Alderaan] How much cheaper will space travel be after Starship? 31:35 [Dagobah] Why do science communicators not emphasize the impossibility of faster-than-light travel? 35:34 [Yavin] Best places for stargazing? 37:32 [Mandalore] How do we know black holes are spinning?
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00:00 Intro 01:32 Venus. Earth gone wrong 04:20 Exploring Venus with future missions 23:23 Surviving on Venus for longer 28:22 Pushing the limits with Venus 34:20 Venus as an exoplanet 37:25 Outro
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00:00 Start 01:08 [Tatooine] Can life exist on an Earth-sized moon of a gas giant? 06:42 [Coruscant] Do hypervelocity stars leave a wake we could detect? 10:50 [Hoth] What's the thickness of the event horizon of a black hole? 13:16 [Naboo] What is the speed of gravity? 18:34 [Kamino] What would be the consequences of a rouge Jupiter? 21:44 [Bespin] Can fish go to space? 23:34 [Mustafar] What are the temperatures of black holes? 25:53 [Alderaan] How much do we actually know about Proxima Centauri? 27:29 [Dagobah] Can rogue planets have an atmosphere? 31:44 [Yavin] How to track possible primordial black holes? 35:44 [Mandalore] Does red/blue shift include all frequencies?
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00:00 Intro 01:36 How did the paper come together 03:36 Connection between Dark Energy and Black Holes 06:48 Observations behind the research 14:37 Causation or just correlation? 21:20 Redefining what black holes are 25:27 Dark Energy core of a black hole 27:53 Nature of dark energy 35:35 Will Dark Energy tear the Universe apart? 38:30 What's next 40:11 Outro
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00:00 Start 01:04 [Tatooine] How much mass can the Earth lose? 04:23 [Coruscant] Can a Dyson sphere be stable? 08:36 [Hoth] How long till we cool Venus down? 14:34 [Naboo] How many atoms are there in the Universe? 15:46 [Kamino] Can you combine all Earth telescopes into one? 22:47 [Bespin] Will we ever see self-replicating probes? 25:51 [Mustafar] Wen LUVOIR? 28:22 [Alderaan] Can we save Hubble? 30:09 [Dagobah] Why blue shift exists if the Universe is expanding? 32:16 [Yavin] Why not just replace old modules of the ISS?
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00:00 Intro 01:16 Getting into caves 02:32 Why lava tubes are interesting 04:00 Challenges of the caves 08:10 How to train astronauts for lava tubes 15:15 What can we find in lava tubes on Moon and Mars 20:32 Lava tubes as habitats 27:57 Ice caves on Europa, Enceladus and Mars 32:15
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00:00 Start 01:03 [Tatooine] Can you get stuck in a space station? 06:07 [Coruscant] How is Fermi Paradox even a paradox? 09:33 [Hoth] Is there a habitable zone around a black hole? 14:46 [Naboo] What are the highest velocities stars have been recorded travelling? 16:55 [Kamino] Will galaxies fall apart? 20:34 [Bespin] Why is there a Crisis in Cosmology? 23:06 [Mustafar] Is Starship good for humans? 26:41 [Alderaan] What will investment in space look like in the future? 30:07 [Dagobah] How to observe dark matter? 32:56 [Yavin] What's the origin of our Solar System? 36:44 [Mandalore] How long till the sports on other planets? 38:52 [Geonosis] Is there oil on Mars?
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00:00:00 Intro 00:01:29 Training for Mars on Earth 00:07:11 Choosing a landing site 00:20:37 Unexpected challenges of Mars 00:52:38 Planetary protection 00:56:51 Exploring lava tubes 00:59:49 What's next? 01:09:24 Outro
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00:00 Start 00:48 [Tatooine] Can you maintain orbit with just a solar sail? 06:44 [Coruscant] Does a Dyson sphere kill all life inside of it? 11:04 [Hoth] Can a Faraday cage protect from a solar flare? 13:52 [Naboo] Can there be a stable irregular-shaped planet? 17:45 [Kamino] How small can a rocket be? 19:35 [Bespin] Can we detect artificial light on Proxima b? 22:54 [Mustafar] How old was the Universe when first ice was able to form?
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00:00 Start 01:09 [Tatooine] What if two black holes with opposing spin merge? 06:16 [Coruscant] When will the first person be born in space? 10:24 [Hoth] Can we use the Moon's L2 Lagrange point? 15:39 [Naboo] Can a captured planet lurk in the Oort cloud? 18:51 [Kamino] What about the dark forest hypothesis? 23:06 [Bespin] How habitable are Mars lava tubes? 27:15 [Mustafar] Can we use radars to identify asteroids? 29:36 [Alderaan] Can Starships compensate for satellite light pollution? 34:28 [Dagobah] Why does NASA never show us the spacecraft travelling in space? 38:18 [Yavin] Where would I time travel?
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00:00:00 Intro 00:01:28 What is the Philosophy of Science 00:08:45 Distrust of expert opinion 00:12:30 Where Philosophy meets Physics 00:37:57 Search for the Theory of Everything 00:52:18 The scientific method 01:06:22 Outro
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00:00 Start 00:58 [Tatooine] How do you navigate through dense asteroid fields? 04:02 [Coruscant] Should we change "Dark Matter" to "Dark Curvature"? 07:57 [Hoth] How far can we communicate? 10:49 [Naboo] How can we solve the Fermi paradox? 17:35 [Kamino] What's the future of space toilets? 19:51 [Bespin] Can we avoid the great filter? 22:53 [Mustafar] Why the CMB doesn't go away? 25:35 [Alderaan] Do aliens block their outgoing signals? 27:33 [Dagobah] Can we create a magnetic shield for our spaceships? 30:39 [Yavin] Can aliens detect Earth as a habitable world? 31:44 [Mandalore] Does gravity extend forever?
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00:00 Intro 01:28 Current state of the orbit 07:04 Kessler Syndrome 14:57 Risks on Different Altitudes 17:41 Access to the Night Skies 22:33 An Ideal Solution 31:57 Future of Humanity 34:30 Outro
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00:00 Start 02:21 [Tatooine] Can stars have rings? 07:59 [Coruscant] Can we see stars at different life stages with gravitational lensing? 11:29 [Hoth] Why not launch payloads from orbit? 14:30 [Naboo] What would happen if time stopped? 16:20 [Kamino] Does Elon/Twitter impact spaceflight confidence? 18:28 [Bespin] How can there be life on cold moons? 22:49 [Mustafar] What if a meteor hits the Moon while astronauts are there? 25:58 [Alderaan] Shouldn't ETs be benevolent like Vulcans and not malevolent like Klingons? 27:51 [Dagobah] How do we determine the speeds of objects in space? 30:06 [Yavin] Why go back to the Moon? 32:08 [Mandalore] Do you ever get tired of speculating and not lending your intellect to progress? 34:14 [Geonosis] Wen JWST Deep Field? 35:20 [Corellia] Why is Sag A* disk not aligned with the galaxy? 37:23 [Crait] Will there be a Mars colony this century? 39:43 [Endor] Could we use a laser as an engine on a spaceship?
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