Episode 624: Open Space 61: Do I Think We'll Ever Travel Faster Than Light? And More...

Published: Feb. 4, 2020, 11 p.m.

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In this week\'s life Q&A, I explain why we don\'t send animals to space any more, why I don\'t think we\'ll ever travel faster than the speed of light, and how graveyard orbits work.

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00:35 Why don\'t we send animals to space anymore?
\\n06:02 Will faster than light travel ever possible?
\\n07:34 What are graveyard orbits?
\\n09:05 Should we go to the Moon or Mars?
\\n12:49 High resolution images of the Sun
\\n14:44 How do you refine metal in space?
\\n16:11 Will SLS use pre-flown RS-25 engines
\\n20:48 How will the ISS end?
\\n22:49 Why we\'ll never build a space elevator
\\n24:40 Is Betelgeuse continuing to dim?
\\n26:30 Do black holes increase in volume?
\\n28:28 What\'s happening with the DarkSat?
\\n29:56 Would we detect neutrinos from Betelgeuse first?
\\n31:25 Do I think astronomers will use legal action to stop Starlink?
\\n35:15 How\'s my light pollution?
\\n38:15 What about postponing the Moon landings to 2028?
\\n39:40 Would I attend Stellafane?
\\n41:15 Would I pay for others to access the internet?
\\n42:27 Are winters bad on Vancouver Island?
\\n43:32 Could we use the Sun as a gravitational lens?
\\n44:50 What if the Earth doubles its rotational speed?
\\n48:05 Does the Fermi Paradox apply to all animals?
\\n51:05 Books I\'m reading
\\n52:25 When will Ethan Siegel return?
\\n53:52 Can we create simulated lunar regolith?
\\n54:44 Why doesn\'t gravity slow down light?
\\n57:12 Canadian sounds for the Golden Record

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