Could pirates hijack a generation ship? We explore how colony ships might be tracked, infiltrated, seized, defended, or stolen outright. And why the most valuable spacecraft in history could become the ultimate target.
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Credits:
Stealing the Ark: Could Pirates Hijack a Colony Ship?
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Graphics from: Fishy Tree
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic and Chris Zabriskie
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:30 The Most Valuable Target in Space
6:03 Why Steal an Ark?
12:33 Why Arkships Might Try to Hide
16:13 When and Where Do You Steal It?
20:43 How Do You Hijack a Colony Ship?
25:22 Waypoint Piracy
28:23 Hijacking the Ark After Arrival
30:15 The Young Colony Problem
32:48 How Would You Defend an Ark?
35:11 Unsealed
36:12 Piracy, War, or Founding Myth?