The Future of Space Propulsion with Les Johnson (Episode 143)
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What space propulsion technologies is the US working on today? Is there really antimatter in your banana? What is antimatter? What is nuclear thermal propulsion? Is it safe? What propulsion systems will we need to get to Mars? To Jupiter? To Pluto? Find out as Sean Patrick Hazlett meets with physicist, author, and NASA technologist, Les Johnson.
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Website: https://www.lesjohnsonauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LesAuthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LesJohnsonAuthor
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Books
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A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars: https://amzn.to/3LbPCU7
Mission To Methonē: https://amzn.to/3ZPZBTL
The Spacetime War: https://amzn.to/41XGcl3
Saving Proxima (with Travis Taylor): https://amzn.to/3J42Q2C
Warp Speed (Warp Speed series Book 1) by Travis Taylor: https://amzn.to/41XduRl
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Biography:
Les Johnson is a physicist, author, and NASA technologist. He is an elected member of the International Academy of Astronautics, a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society and a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the National Space Society, and MENSA.
Publisher’s Weekly noted that “The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well…” when describing Les’s novel, Mission to Methone. His non- fiction book, with co-author Joe Meany, Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World was reviewed in the journal Nature, excerpted in American Scientist, and on Salon.com.
In his day job, Les leads the development of advanced, in-space spacecraft propulsion technologies at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. During his career at NASA, Les served as the Manager for the Space Science Programs and Projects Office, the In-Space Propulsion Technology Project, and the Interstellar Propulsion Research Project.
Sean Patrick Hazlett’s Books
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Alien Abattoir and Other Stories: https://amzn.to/3rKtoi5
Alien Abattoir and Other Stories (Audio): https://amzn.to/3Jbr89g
The Post-Apocalyptic Tourist’s Guide to the Mojave Desert: https://amzn.to/3ryK8bS
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