Episode 596: Open Space 54: Dr. Casey Handmer On How Starship Changes Everything

Published: Nov. 27, 2019, midnight

Today I was joined by Dr. Casey Handmer, an accomplished theoretical physicist who currently works at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. Casey has a fascinating blog where he considers current trends in space exploration and what the future holds. Learn more about Casey here:

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https://caseyhandmer.wordpress.com/

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We talked about the implications of SpaceX Starship, Starlink, why power beamed from space or asteroid mining will never turn a profit down here on Earth, and why he's not that scared about space radiation.

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