Episode 696: Open Space 94: Is It Realistic to Declare a "Free Mars"? And More...
In this week's live QA, I talk about Elon Musk's hope of establishing a free Mars, the future of gravitational wave detectors, and what do I think about trying to live in other places in the Solar System?
\n\n00:00:00 Start
\n00:03:00 Thoughts on Bridenstine leaving NASA?
\n00:08:10 Should we declare a Free Mars?
\n00:11:43 How sensitive will gravitational wave detectors become?
\n00:17:05 More damage at Arecibo
\n00:19:20 Why is the Moon the same visual size as the Sun?
\n00:22:02 Are white holes real?
\n00:25:48 Any hard sci-fi
\n00:28:30 Why doesn't Elon talk about nuclear propulsion or artificial gravity?
\n00:31:03 Why is artificial gravity research so expensive?
\n00:33:00 What's going to happen with Artemis?
\n00:37:33 What do I think about GPT-3?
\n00:42:43 Could we live on Venus?
\n00:48:00 Give Venus an artificial satellite?
\n00:49:22 Would Mercury be better to live on?
\n00:51:00 What is the Great Attractor?
\n00:52:27 Is Titan the best?
\n00:53:16 Live underground on Venus?
\n00:55:00 Is Mercury a good source of metals?
\n00:55:56 Could we terraform Ceres?
\n00:58:15 How close can planets get to their star?