Category Archives: Space

“Happy Arthursday”

Posted on 1 May, 2018 by

“Happy ArThursday!” is how fans of Isaac Arthur greet each other on Thursdays in America as they jump online to watch the latest logical, mathematical, and quite mind-blowing episode of science and engineering implications for the future. It has been … Continue reading →

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6 sonic booms!

Posted on 14 February, 2018 by

The 2 side boosters on the Falcon Heavy each had 3 sonic booms as various legs & flaps deployed. There’s a shot 6 minutes in here of the cameramen on top of the building who have ALREADY watched the boosters … Continue reading →

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SpaceX airlines?

Posted on 2 October, 2017 by

The EveryDay Astronaut has a good breakdown of the much longer, rambling Elon Musk presentation. It’s 11 minutes compared to Musk’s 40 minute presentation. In a nutshell, Space X couldn’t fund last year’s plans for a truly gigantic 12m diameter … Continue reading →

Posted in Aircraft, Alternative fuels, Futurism / Singularity, Mars, Space, Transport | Leave a comment

Could hypothetical aliens hide from us?

Posted on 6 August, 2017 by

I’ve been reading sci-fi for decades, and yet 10 minutes into an Isaac Arthur video I realise I’m still not thinking BIG enough! Can we hide from alien civilisations? It’s already too late. Forget TV and radio shows. As the … Continue reading →

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Elon wins, Zubrin wrong

Posted on 28 March, 2017 by

I recently promoted Robert Zubrin’s critique of the Space X plans for settling Mars. I am now convinced I was wrong. Zubrin attacks the Space X plan in the video below and this article from New Atlantis. But after a fascinating conversation over … Continue reading →

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This is my kind of solar!

Posted on 17 March, 2017 by

Hi all, I normally diagnose a fast build out of nuclear power, eventually scaling this up to GenIV breeder reactors like the Integral Fast Reactor or eventually the ultimate waste-eating reactor, the Molten Salt Reactor. (The IFR is a GREAT and … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen gun to shoot stuff into space: CHEAP!

Posted on 23 September, 2010 by

John Hunter of Quicklaunch is interviewed by Sander Olson.

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