Episode
Dava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
39:45
Published: Fri Nov 22 2019
Description
Dava Newman is the Apollo Program professor of AeroAstro at MIT and the former Deputy Administrator of NASA and has been a principal investigator on four spaceflight missions. Her research interests are in aerospace biomedical engineering, investigating human performance in varying gravity environments. She has developed a space activity suit, namely the BioSuit, which would provide pressure through compression directly on the skin via the suit's textile weave, patterning, and materials rather than with pressurized gas. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts or support it on Patreon. This episode is presented by Cash App. Download it, use code LexPodcast. You get $10 and $10 is donated to FIRST, one of my favorite nonprofit organizations that inspires young minds through robotics and STEM education. Here's the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 00:00 - Introduction 03:11 - Circumnavigating the globe by boat 05:11 - Exploration 07:17 - Life on Mars 11:07 - Intelligent life in the universe 12:25 - Advanced propulsion technology 13:32 - The Moon and NASA's Artemis program 19:17 - SpaceX 21:45 - Science on a CubeSat 23:45 - Reusable rockets 25:23 - Spacesuit of the future 32:01 - AI in Space 35:31 - Interplanetary species 36:57 - Future of space exploration
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Cash App partners with FIRST, an organization inspiring young students in engineering and technology fields worldwide, by donating $10 and offering instant investment options with no minimum required.
EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
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EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
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EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
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EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
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Summary
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EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
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EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
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Summary
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EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
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EpisodeDava Newman: Space Exploration, Space Suits, and Life on Mars
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