Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The International Space Station hosts scores of experiments that can’t be done on Earth. But it’s also showing its age—with repairs and safety concerns becoming increasingly common as it draws nearer to its end of life. In this episode of In Machines We Trust, we bring you a conversation with Astronaut Michael López-Alegría about the path forward for research in low Earth orbit, from MIT Technology Review’s flagship conference, EmTech MIT.
Sounds from:
- What the next space station might look like, CNBC via YouTube.
- International Space Station removed from orbit 2031, NBC, via YouTube.
- Space Station to retire in 2031, NASA says, Fox 35 Orlando, via YouTube.
- Axiom Mission 1 Launches to the Space Station, NASA, via YouTube.
In Machines We Trust is a podcast about the automation of everything. Host Jennifer Strong and the team at MIT Technology Review look at what it means to entrust artificial intelligence with our most sensitive decisions.
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Credits:
This episode was created by Jennifer Strong, Anthony Green and Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Mat Honan, directed by Erin Underwood and mixed by Garret Lang. Episode art by Stephanie Arnett and special thanks this week to Amy Lammers and Brian Bryson from MIT Technology Review's events team.
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The International Space Station hosts scores of experiments that can’t be done on Earth. But it’s also showing its age—with repairs and safety concerns becoming increasingly common as it draws nearer to its end of life. In this episode of In Machines We Trust, we bring you a conversation with Astronaut Michael López-Alegría about the path forward for research in low Earth orbit, from MIT Technology Review’s flagship conference, EmTech MIT.
Sounds from:
- What the next space station might look like, CNBC via YouTube.
- International Space Station removed from orbit 2031, NBC, via YouTube.
- Space Station to retire in 2031, NASA says, Fox 35 Orlando, via YouTube.
- Axiom Mission 1 Launches to the Space Station, NASA, via YouTube.
In Machines We Trust is a podcast about the automation of everything. Host Jennifer Strong and the team at MIT Technology Review look at what it means to entrust artificial intelligence with our most sensitive decisions.
Subscribe to In Machines We Trust—
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-machines-we-trust/id1523584878
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6QefEeY1IKYVn5w6nUV83Y?si=d344afe31525454
If you have an idea for a story or something you’d like to hear, please drop a note to podcasts@technologyreview.com.
You can support our journalism by going to technologyreview.com/subscribe.
Credits:
This episode was created by Jennifer Strong, Anthony Green and Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Mat Honan, directed by Erin Underwood and mixed by Garret Lang. Episode art by Stephanie Arnett and special thanks this week to Amy Lammers and Brian Bryson from MIT Technology Review's events team.
#podcast #technology #ai #artificialintelligence
