Orbital Infrastructure (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Orbital Infrastructure (Narration Only)
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:30:00
• Published: 2018-03-01 14:34

To explore space and expand beyond Earth we will need a robust orbital infrastructure to serve as our beachhead. Today we will explore the necessary components for that, how we will go about creating them, and threats to them like Kessler Syndrome, a potential cascade destruction of all our space-based assets. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/HkU85zKxK-s Support the Gateway Foundation Drones for Space Operations on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/522593384/drones-for-space-operations Learn more about the Gateway Foundation at: http://gatewayspaceport.com/the-gateway/how-to-build/ or http://orbitalassembly.com https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/orbital-infrastructure Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Technical Consultants: Dr. Thomas Spilker John Blincow Kit Carson Rod Pyle Script Editors: Darius Said Keith Blockus Kit Carson Matthew Acker MolbOrg Sigmund Kopperud (Wicked Woxel) Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jeremy Jozwik Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Jeremy Jozwik Katie Byrne Kris Holland Luuk Warringa Mihail Yordanov Murat Mamkegh Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt Pierre Demet Sergio Botero Stefan Blandin Music Arranged by: Luca DeRosa Music Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" Brandon Liew, "Floating Through Space Electronic Sci-fi" NJ Mandaville, "Swell" NJ Mandaville, "Swell" (alternate version) Dexter Britain, "In The Electric Fields" Dexter Britain, "Forced Through Time" Chris Zabriskie, "The Temperature of the Air on the Bow of the Kaleetan" Ross Bugden, "Parallel" Ross Bugden, "Ascension" Ross Bugden, "Dragon Slayer"