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Problem-solving Skills of SpaceX and Point Nemo
45:25 - 52:54 (07:29)
The article describes Elon Musk's problem-solving skills in reusing his spacecraft's boosters and de-orbiting upper stage rockets for launching satellites. It also mentions Point Nemo as the site for crashing spacecraft and space stations for decades.
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The Falcon rocket of SpaceX can come back down to earth and docking again, and other companies have successfully de-orbited satellites.
45:25 - 46:16 (00:51)
Summary
The Falcon rocket of SpaceX can come back down to earth and docking again, and other companies have successfully de-orbited satellites.
ChapterProblem-solving Skills of SpaceX and Point Nemo
EpisodeSpace Junk, Ahoy!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The problem solving skills of Elon Musk are exceptional, turning challenges into solutions that everyone else wonders why they weren't doing that all along.
46:16 - 49:25 (03:09)
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The problem solving skills of Elon Musk are exceptional, turning challenges into solutions that everyone else wonders why they weren't doing that all along. Examples include collecting space junk on the way back to Earth and de-orbiting upper stage rockets after satellite launches.
ChapterProblem-solving Skills of SpaceX and Point Nemo
EpisodeSpace Junk, Ahoy!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Point Nemo, also known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, is where all space junk eventually goes to die.
49:25 - 52:13 (02:48)
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Point Nemo, also known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, is where all space junk eventually goes to die. The debris field of a space station could be almost 1,000 miles long if it crashes there, and interestingly, H. P. Lovecraft wrote about the old ones in a location with calculated coordinates very close to Point Nemo.
ChapterProblem-solving Skills of SpaceX and Point Nemo
EpisodeSpace Junk, Ahoy!
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Point Nemo is the most isolated point in the ocean and a spacecraft cemetery, where multiple probes have been sent to die.
52:13 - 52:54 (00:40)
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Point Nemo is the most isolated point in the ocean and a spacecraft cemetery, where multiple probes have been sent to die. It's also one of the least biodiverse parts of the ocean.