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Inventing Fast Rockets
26:41 - 36:37 (09:55)
The speaker shares the story of how they started exploring new possibilities and inventing ideas to make things faster, eventually leading to the creation of chemical-fueled rockets for space tourism.
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The motivation for space exploration and building generation ships needs to come from a non-tangible factor, rather than just cost perspective.
26:41 - 28:27 (01:46)
Summary
The motivation for space exploration and building generation ships needs to come from a non-tangible factor, rather than just cost perspective. The guest speaker worked on alternate propulsion systems and business models at Blue Origin.
ChapterInventing Fast Rockets
Episode#240 – Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast discusses the history of rockets and how they have evolved to become the primary technology for space exploration.
28:28 - 32:59 (04:31)
Summary
This podcast discusses the history of rockets and how they have evolved to become the primary technology for space exploration. It also contemplates if rockets are the best technology for space travel.
ChapterInventing Fast Rockets
Episode#240 – Neal Stephenson: Sci-Fi, Space, Aliens, AI, VR & the Future of Humanity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Scientists experimented with using a pulsed laser to fire at a block of ice on a vehicle to generate steam that becomes plasma, which is opaque and conducts, potentially enhancing a vehicle's speed.
32:59 - 36:37 (03:37)
Summary
Scientists experimented with using a pulsed laser to fire at a block of ice on a vehicle to generate steam that becomes plasma, which is opaque and conducts, potentially enhancing a vehicle's speed. The method is similar to Project Orion, where atomic bombs were detonated behind a large space vehicle to power it.