Near Term Space Colonization

Many millennia from now we may have journeyed out to colonize billions and billions of planets in our galaxy, but every journey has to start somewhere.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:25 What Space Isn’t
5:20 Cost Per Flight
7:35 Politics & Bureaucracy
15:57 Earth Orbit
18:48 The Moon
21:48 Mars
25:02 Venus
26:23 Jupiter
28:13 Asteroids
30:31 Space Debris
31:35 Poll

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Credits: Near Term Space Colonization
Episode 410, August 31, 2023
Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jason Snyder

Editors:
David McFarlane

Graphics:
Mike Munt Apogii.uk
Bryan Versteeg
Fishy Tree
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Ken York
Mafic Studios
Phil Swan
Sergio Botero
Udo Schroeter

Music Courtesy of:
Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stellardrone, "Red Giant" "Ultra Deep Field"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" "Forgotten Stars"
Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and ..."
Miguel Johsnon, "So Many Stars"