Episode 581: Open Space 50: When Will There Be Giant Rotating Space Stations? And More...

Published: Oct. 28, 2019, 9 p.m.

In this week's live QA, we talked about rotating space stations, the materials that can be made in space, what telescopes and binoculars I use. And there were a lot of questions about James Webb.

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04:15 When will we see a rotating space station?
\n09:27 Are there materials that can only be made in space?
\n11:11 What's my telescope?
\n12:51 What are my binoculars?
\n13:47 What's the status of the B612 Foundation?
\n15:16 Could we terraform Venus?
\n17:52 More on my binoculars
\n19:19 Should we build a sunshield to offset climate change?
\n21:43 If SLS is canceled, what happens?
\n26:42 What happens when there's no mass?
\n28:45 What are my hopes about James Webb?
\n31:47 Is there a finite amount of mass in the Universe?
\n32:07 Is there a backup James Webb?
\n33:45 How is time affected in zero mass?
\n34:15 Why launch James Webb from South America?
\n36:44 Borisov is coming through the ecliptic
\n37:37 Will LUVOIR get built?
\n40:35 Will James Webb find Planet X?
\n41:15 Is the Planetary Society a lobbiest organization?
\n44:20 Will we migrate to another planet?
\n49:36 Sea Dragon revisted?
\n50:47 Where would I go in the Universe?
\n55:46 Could we use asteroids for tourism?
\n58:15 What if Starship landed on Titan?

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