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Lagrange Point Space Settlement
Lagrange Points are the rare oases, stationary islands in space. As a result, they are invaluable real estate where we can build vast space habitats. Watch my exclusive video Giant Space Monsters: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-giant-space-monsters Get Nebula...
Interplanetary Infrastructure
They say space is the future, out among the countless billions and billions of new worlds in our galaxy, but a journey needs a path or road, so what sort of roads will we build in space? Watch my exclusive video on Life As An Asteroid Miner:...
Lunar Space Elevators
A Space Elevator on the Moon, made of mundane materials, could be built with modern technology, and allow ultra-cheap freight off the Moon. Watch my exclusive video on Retrocausality: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-retrocausality Get Nebula using my link for 40%...
Space Towers
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Tethered Ring Space Launchers
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Spaceports: Ascending to the Stars
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Upward Bound: Skyhooks
In this episode we examine the Skyhooks and Rotovators, technology designed to lift grab spaceplanes or rockets at far slower speeds than normal and lift them into space at a fraction of normal launch costs. Boeing's "Hypersonic Airplane Space Tether Orbital Launch --...
Upward Bound: Space Elevators
In this episode we examine the concept of a Space Elevator, a popular piece of developing technology designed to lift people and cargo into space at a fraction of normal launch costs. We will look at technology as well as many of the misconceptions about Space...
