The Astro Ben Podcast

Sarah Gillis is an SpaceX engineer who is scheduled to fly on Polaris Dawn, the inaugural mission of the Polaris Program. If the trip goes ahead as planned in 2023, she will become the youngest American to reach orbit. 

In this episode, Ben and Sarah discuss how she and the crew are preparing for the first commercial EVA mentally and physically, will Sarah be taking her violin to Space and why she and the crew will be putting in contact lenses when they get to Space!

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00:00 Intro to Episode 72: Sarah Gillis

00:56 Please rate, review and subscribe!

01:34 Welcoming Sarah - is she busy currently?

02:00 Recent training

02:50 The EVA

04:20 Mentally preparing for the EVA

06:51 Confidence in team

08:39 Role of Mission Specialist 

10:20 How Sarah found out about Polaris Dawn

14:32 Will Sarah take her violin to Space?

15:34 Launch Date

16:18 Experiments on Polaris Dawn

19:47 Youngest American to reach orbit (no pressure!)

21:26 Importance of mentors 

23:40 The Inspiration of Inspiration 4!

25:18 How has Crew Dragon changed?

28:05 Mood within SpaceX

30:00 Camera’s within the capsule?

30:30 Expected high’s

32:21 Wrap up and socials

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Gillis

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Website: https://polarisprogram.com/dawn/

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Eric Ingram is the Founder and CEO of SCOUT Space Inc., a US-based company developing orbital products and services to enable a new era of space safety and transparency. He is also a Board Member at the Space Frontier Foundation, and is an Organizing Team Member & Ambassador for Mission: AstroAccess.

In this episode, Ben and Eric discuss how to train satellites to become “Space Domain Awareness Data Collectors”, why it’s important to “just try things” and the crucial work of Astro Access shaping an all inclusive future for humanity in Space.

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Dr. Doug Plata is a physician and public health specialist with a background in biophysics. He is interested in space exploration and is developing a cost-effective transportation method to the Moon using lunar polar ice for propellant. He founded the Space Development Network and created a proposed, fully inflatable base for the initial permanent crew on the Moon and Mars called the InstaBase. He is also organising the Space Fair, a space-themed science fair event aimed at promoting space development concepts and recruiting members for the Space Development Network. Dr. Plata's Plan for Sustainable Space Development covers various aspects of space development, including in-space transportation, infrastructure, habitats, and settlement motivations.

In this episode, Ben and Doug discuss why an Instabase  accommodate couples, young peoples interest in the cosmos and the full scale Instabase habitat that is going to be available for people visit Starship's first orbital launch (hopefully) in April 2023 in Boca Chica, Texas.

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“The Galaxis Gal”, Inara Tabir, is a science communicator and aerospace connector. She is the president of the Multiplanetary Society and the Executive Director of Gaaays in Spaaace. Her work focuses on bridging the public and the industry to secure our future in space.  Her show, Coffee on the Moon, focuses on making space accessible to everyone and talking to people who found unique ways into the industry. She is a former foster child and a trans woman, with a fascinating view of the Space industry.

In this episode, Ben and Inara discuss “The 8th Continent” (aka The Moon), how to shift the focus of the public to bring Space closer to Earth and why the Multiplantary Society will end!

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00:00 Intro to the Episode (Please rate, review and share the Podcast!)

00:58 Introduction to Inara Tabir

01:56 The Galaxis Gal https://www.galaxisgal.space/

02:36 Making Humanity Multiplanetary

04:26 How do we do it?

08:20 Back to the Moon

11:35 Importance of Space

17:09 Where Space begins and why the Multiplantary Society will end

19:54 Gaaays in Spaaace

25:20 Advice to young people in the industry

28:39 Gaaays in Spaaace Tickets conference (tickets available now here) 

32:58 Wrap Up & Socials

Follow Inara & Galaxis Gal

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GalaxisGal

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GalaxisGal/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/GalaxisGal/

Instagram (Gays in Space): https://www.instagram.com/gaaaysinspaaace/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/inaratabir/

LinkedIn (Multi Planetary Society): https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-multiplanetary-society/

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Luke Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of SkyFi, has a strong background in aviation, technology, and military industries. His leadership has driven the success of his latest innovative satellite imagery startup SkyFi. 

In this episode, Ben and Luke discuss what happens when clouds get in the way of arial pictures, the diverse utility of democratising arial surveillance and the importance of networking!

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Spaceport Cornwall is a launch site for satellites and spaceplanes in the United Kingdom, located at Cornwall Airport Newquay. The project is a partnership between the Cornwall Council and Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit, with the goal of offering low-cost and flexible access to space for small satellite launch providers. Spaceport Cornwall aims to support the growing demand for space-based services and to establish Cornwall as a hub for space-related innovation and technology.

In this episode, Ben and Melissa discuss the plans for Spaceport Cornwall, the ambition to become the first carbon neutral spaceport and what is a Cornish Chough?!

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Meagan is a leading voice in the entrepreneurial space industry and an experienced startup executive and founder, with multiple exits under her belt. She is the host of the Mission Eve podcast that aims to increase the number of women in the space industry and is frequently featured as a thought leader on the industry’s development and investment potential. 

Meagan is a strong believer in the power of free enterprise as the driving force that will lift humanity permanently off-world. She is managing partner of SpaceFund, a venture capital firm investing in space startups and sits on the board of directors of over a dozen organizations, including both space startups and nonprofits. She holds an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from Rice University.

In 2009, Meagan co-founded the NewSpace Business Plan Competition, a program focused on educating both entrepreneurs and investors, and catalyzing deal flow and is the world’s longest-running space focused BPC.  As a manager, coach, and judge for the last decade, she has read over 1,000 space business executive summaries, has coached hundreds of selected teams, and helped award cash prizes to dozens of NewSpace startups.

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00:14 Please rate/subscribe to podcast!

00:56 Meagan Crawford

01:38 What is Space Fund

03:00 Journey to launch Space Fund

05:45 Selection Process for Investments

08:01 Current Portfolio

09:58 Difference between a normal VC and a Space VC

12:34 Space Forge

14:36 SEN

14:57 Push and Pull Strategy

17:23 New Space Business Plan

19:24 The Misson Eve Podcast 

21:15 Learnings from the Podcast

22:36 The World’s First Trillionaire

24:43 Equity of Opportunity 

26:30 Government rules and regs

28:58 Future Partnerships/Pace of Investment

30:30 Outside of work

31:46 Wrap Up & Social

Follow Meagan Crawford

Recent Blog: https://spacefund.com/blog/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeaganMCrawford

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacefundgodess/

Website: https://spacefund.com/

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"Space Prize” seeks to promote universal space literacy and inspire the next generation of private astronauts by connecting private citizens with a thrilling range of astronaut, earthanaut and aquanaut experiences.

In this episode, Ben and Kim discuss where the Space Prize is going next, the importance of mentorship and the role of science communication in inspiring the next generation of young women in Space!

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00:16 Please rate and review the podcast!

01:06 Kim Macharia

01:46 Space Prize

04:54 The Pipeline Problem

06:10 Space Literacy

08:13 Space Education

08:50 Telescope in every school in the world

09:52 What are the Space Prize’s?

12:04 importance of Mentorship

13:33 Different Judges/Mentors depending on location

14:00 The Application 

16:00 Funding

17:30 Locations 

19:15 Next Space Prize in May: Brazil

19:37 Challenges of new locations

21:28 Science Communication

22:36 Space Frontier Foundation

25:40 Private companies democratising access to space

27:40 Future in space

28:15 What advice to young people

30:40 Would Kim go to Space?

32:38 Socials and Wrap Up

Follow Kim Macharia

Website: https://www.spaceprize.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceprize/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thespaceprize

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/space-prize/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thespaceprize

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John Kraus “snap”, is a photographer based on Florida's Space Coast working to capture rocket launches and other spaceflight activities in Cape Canaveral and around the world. Outside of that work, he serves as the Content Director of the Polaris Program and has worked with and has his images used by space entities such as NASA, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, the European Space Agency, Inspiration4, the Polaris Program, and more!

In this episode, Ben and John discuss how John got his big break capturing the Inspiration4 mission, pushing the envelope when it comes to Space photography and what it was like covering Inspiration4 and the upcoming Polaris missions!

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00:20 Please rate/subscribe/share/do something to promote the podcast!

01:00 John Kraus

02:02 What pic does John use on his desktop?

03:18 Pushing the envelope in space photography

05:00 Rookie mistakes?

07:40 Favourite pictures

13:20 How John started as a photographer

15:09 How John got selected to cover Inspiration4

20:30 Fate works in mysterious ways!

22:07 Being young - an advantage?

26:00 Being an “extra astronaut”

30:02 Does John train astronauts to take pictures?

31:44 Would John go to space?

36:12 How is John going to capture Polaris Dawn launch?

Follow John Kraus

Website: https://www.johnkrausphotos.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnkrausphotos

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos

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Some of John’s work

FH/USSF-67 images: https://www.johnkrausphotos.com/Galleries/Launches/Falcon-Heavy-USSF-67

All launches John's shot: https://www.johnkrausphotos.com/Galleries/Launches

Polaris Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/polarisprogramphotos/

Recent Polaris Dawn / NASA JSC Chamber photo essay: https://polarisprogram.com/polaris-dawn-crew-participates-in-a-decompression-sickness-study-at-nasas-johnson-space-center/

Inspiration4 Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/inspiration4photos

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Freya Blekman is the lead scientist at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY and professor in elementary particle physics at the University of Hamburg. Freya’s research interests include the search for signs of “new physics” using the large hadron collider at CERN and future colliders.

In this episode, Ben and Freya discuss how she went from being cast as a “crazy scientist” in a school play to sitting in the control room of the largest particle collider in the world!

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0:17 Please rate, subscribe and review the podcast! 

01:12 Freya Blekman

02:18 Passion for physics

03:46 CERN CMS https://home.cern/science/experiments/cms

07:07 Location of CERN

08:27 What particles does CERN smash together?

09:47 Discovery of the Higgs Particle

11:08 LHC closed for 3 years 

13:40 Aim of LHC

16:21 Quarks

18:38 Control room 

20:45 Space and particle physics

23:00 Safety at LHC

26:24 Future discoveries at CERN

28:40 Future colliders 

30:26 Advice to next generation of scientists/physicists

33:40 DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) and Professor at Hamberg

34:41 Wrap up and socials

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Andy Aldrin is the President of the Aldrin Family Foundation, a charity dedicated to harnessing the inspiration of space to ignite a passion for STEAM education in students of all ages and backgrounds.

In this episode, Ben and Andy talk about the Aldrin Family Foundation, why they have teamed up with the University of Sunderland (in the UK), what it was like growing up with Buzz as a father and the future of Space tourism!

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00:17 Spaced Ventures www.spacedventures.com

00:41 Andy Aldrin Introduction

01:23 New Years resolution/thoughts

03:15 Artemis 1 & Starship

05:25 Polaris Dawn & Space Tourism

06:20 Launch cost

10:38 Buzz Aldrin as a father

13:00 Aldrin Family Foundation (AFF)

15:09 Space Tourism and access to space

22:04 The night sky

22:36 AFF origin

27:47 Why Sunderland?

28:50 Differences between UK and US students

34:33 Wrap up and socials

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Jared Isaacman is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut. He is the founder, CEO of Draken International and Shift4 Payments. As well as being commander of the iconic inspiration 4 mission last year, Jared will command the Polaris Dawn mission, the first private spaceflight in a series of missions named the Polaris Program which starts early next year.

In this episode, Ben and Jared discuss the upcoming Polaris missions, his entrepreneurial journey and his relationship with SpaceX.

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0:16 Spaced Ventures

00:40 Jared Isaacman

01:22 The importance of reflection

02:52 Shift 4 Payments 

05:22 Where did Jared’s passion for space start?

07:42 Telling board about space dreams

10:18 Hand over business responsibility when in space?

12:08 Inspiration 4 success

15:08 When did SpaceX conversation start?

17:20 Polaris Dawn conception

18:35 Timing for Polaris Dawn

23:34 What to look for in a crew? 

25:15 Upcoming Polaris missions

26:40 Moon & Mars

28:02 Family Life

29:44 Advice to budding space entrepreneurs

34:00 Wrap up and socials

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Website: https://polarisprogram.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rookisaacman & https://twitter.com/polarisprogram

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polarisprogram/

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Dr Brian Keating is a Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego. He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe. Keating is a writer and podcaster and the best-selling author of one of Amazon Editors’ ‘Best Non-fiction Books of All Time”, Losing the Nobel Prize.

In this episode, Ben and Brian discuss “losing the Nobel prize”, how young scientists need to be wary of confirmation bias, the importance of science communication and why we should all look up at the stars!

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00:37 Introduction to Dr Brian Keating

01:40 Losing the Nobel Prize 

09:40 What is the James Webb Space Telescope telling us?

13:55 Potential of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

17:50 “Into The Impossible” Podcast - subscribe on Apple 

24:50 Eric Weinstein & The Portal - Geometric Unity 

31:10 Current area’s of research and what Brian would do with a “blank cheque”?

36:50 What Ben would/should do to promote the podcast!

39:00 Wrap Up and socials

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Website: https://briankeating.com/

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating

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Julie McEnery is the Project Scientist for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. In this role, she is the scientific lead of a NASA Astrophysics flagship mission that will study the expansion history of the Universe, the evolution of cosmic structure and perform a statistical census of planets around other stars. Her scientific research focuses on the study of extreme high energy transients and the development of the ground and space based observatories needed to pursue this.  She is the senior scientist for high energy astrophysics at Goddard Space Flight Center, and co-director of the Joint Space Sciences Center between Goddard and the University of Maryland.

In this episode, Ben and Julie discuss the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, it's timeline and how it compares to the JWST  ‘Instead of seeing deep, seeing wide’.

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Jeremy Schiel is the Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer at Orbit Fab and a leading entrepreneur in the growing in-space economy. Spacecraft are no longer restricted to the fuel they are launched with. Orbit Fab delivers the fuel and other materials that are required, where and when they are needed, to enable business models never before thought possible.

In this episode, Ben and Jeremy discuss getting to orbit in year 1, the challenges of “building an empire” and why we should hope for a Mc Donalds in space! 

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00:19 Spaced Ventures

00:40 Jeremy Schiel is the Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer at Orbit Fab

01:20 Where does the name “Orbit Fab” come from?

02:00 How Jeremy met his co-founder Daniel Faber and started Orbit Fab

02:52 Space conference

03:50 Gas Stations in Space!

04:39 Types of refuelling

05:50 Getting to Orbit

08:19 RAFTI (Rapid Attachable Fluid Transfer Interface)

12:08 Launch Provider 

13:13 Minimising Spacejunk

15:20 Technical challenges of Orbit Fab

16:58 Fundraising

20:55 Partnership with Astroscale

22:10 Why Orbit Fab UK?

24:00 Orbit Fab 2023 - what to expect?

27:30 CONFERS

29:10 Opportunities for innovation

33:34 Advice to entrepreneur’s 

35:40 Long term aspirations for Orbit Fab

36:47

Follow Orbit Fab

Website: https://www.orbitfab.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrbitFab

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrbitFab/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orbitfab/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orbitfab/

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Stephen Bassett is a political activist, Disclosure advocate and the executive director of Paradigm Research Group (PRG) founded in 1996 to end a government imposed embargo on the truth behind extraterrestrial related phenomena. He has spoken to audiences around the world about the implications of "Disclosure" - the  formal confirmation by heads of state of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.

In this episode, Ben and Stephen discuss how Stephen’s lobbying contributed to Hilary Clinton using the term “UAP” instead of “UFO” in the Presidential race 2016 and are we heading towards “Disclosure”?!

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00:41 Introduction to Stephen Bassett

01:28 What does the US government know about extra terrestrials?

07:00 Who knows what?!

11:30 Why a truth embargo?

20:53 UFO’s vs UAP's

27:32 Paradigm Research Group - how it has evolved

33:16 Pentagon Announcement

37:17 When will “Disclosure” happen?

43:18 Print Media Archive https://paradigmresearchgroup.org/media-archive/

46:34 Wrap up and socials

Follow Stephen Bassett

Website: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveBassett

Discussed  pending bill in the U.S. Congress: sections 703, 704 and 705 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4503/text

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Dr. Doug Corrigan is a physicist, biochemist, and molecular biologist, and is the author of the book “The Author of Light.” As a Graduate Fellow, he worked with NASA on microgravity experiments that flew aboard the Space Shuttle. Later in his career, Dr. Corrigan launched a biotech company that developed tools to help the pharmaceutical industry discover new antiviral drugs. He is an avid innovator, and has developed award-winning concepts for new medical devices, 3D printing technologies, cellular assays, nanotechnologies, sensors, and new materials.

In this episode Ben and Doug discuss the properties of light, the existence of God and poly molecular health.

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00:22 This weeks sponsor Spaced Ventures

00:54 Dr Doug Corrigan

01:58 Fascination with the cosmos

03:57 The Author of Light: Did God reveal his identity in the physics of light (You can buy Doug’s book here) https://www.amazon.com/Author-Light-Reveal-Identity-Physics/dp/B08KH97THM/

09:15 The Big Bang 

12:56 Pushback from Academia about God in Science?

15:47 Bio tech company

18:02 Polymolecular Health

25:20 Experience with NASA

34:24 Twitter 

36:14 Wrap up and socials

Follow Dr Doug Corrigan

Website: https://sciencewithdrdoug.com/

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Aurora is a research scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at IPAC/Caltech and also works as a scientist on the NASA Exoplanet Archive.  Aurora is primarily an observational astronomer and her research interests include exoplanets atmospheres and brown dwarfs.  

In this episode Ben and Aurora discuss nervous launch moments, the difference between a red and a brown dwarf and what it means to get “JWST time”!

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00:19 Spaced Ventures - Invest in companies like Princeton Satellite Systems, Inc

01:22 Introduction to Aurora Kesseli

2:02 Artemis 1

04:00 NASA Exoplanet Archive

04:48 The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

08:24 NASA Exoplanet Archive secrecy?

09:49 What are Brown Dwarfs?

12:28 Day in the life of Aurora

14:12 Space telescopes!

15:45 Where to point JWST?

18:40 How does JWST work?

20:32 Earth 2.0

26:08 Outreach 

28:58 Favourite Sci-Fi and predicting the future

33:34 Wrap up and socials

Follow Aurora Kesseli

Website: www.aurorakesseli.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aurora_kess

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Lawrence Krauss is an internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author, as well as being an acclaimed lecturer. He is currently President of The Origins Project Foundation, and host of The Origins Podcast, His wide research interests have focused on the interface between elementary particle physics and cosmology, including the origin and evolution of the Universe and the fundamental structure of matter. 

In this episode, Ben and Lawrence discuss the “known unknowns” of the universe, the Origin’s Project and is there comfort in not knowing the answers to life's big questions?

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OUTLINE:

Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.

00:00 Intro and Spaced Ventures

00:57 Lawrence Krauss

02:29 What we should be asking about the universe in 2022? “The Known Unknowns” preorder here 

07:14 Cosmogony - “how the universe started” buy “A Universe from Nothing” here 

10:22 A universe from nothing 

12:30 Lawrence’s background - did it shape his current views?

13:48 The Origin’s Project

16:30 Big Questions

17:38 Kip Thorne 

18:54 Private companies involvement with Space

23:10 Big Experiments with unlimited budget

25:28 UAP’s

27:00 Likelihood’s of “anything”

28:30 The Physics of Star Trek 

30:08 Where did Lawrence’s passion for space come from?

31:25 Wrap up and socials

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