Rockets and mass drivers each promise to launch humanity into space—but which approach will take us further, faster, smarter, and cheaper? Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox: Air https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-air Get Nebula using my...
Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ The option of using floating platforms, balloons, or cargo air planes to launch rockets into space and save fuel is often discussed but rarely employed. Today we'll look at stratostations, rockoons, and...
A visit to Ceres and the Asteroid Belt. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Ceres, a dwarf planet amid the Asteroid Belt, hold the potential to be the hub of a vast mining and manufacturing network in the Belt, as well as potentially...
The first installment in a new series discussing alternative means of getting in space, from better rockets to massive structures like Space Elevators, Skyhooks, and Launch Loops. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group:...
An in-depth survey of the various technologies for spaceship propulsion, both from those we can expect to see in a few years and those at the edge of theoretical science. We'll break them down to basics and familiarize ourselves with the concepts. Note: I made a...