[Interview] A Realistic Way to Make Space Habitats From Asteroids

Universe Today Podcast · Jan 5, 2023 · 37m

We can build space habitats from asteroids by spinning them fast enough. That's what Professor Adam Frank suggests in a recent paper he co-wrote. In this interview, we discussed the idea, how realistic it is and what technology will be needed to achieve it, what applications it can have and when we can expect something like that. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday00:00 Intro01:35 Meet Professor Adam Frank02:27 Building space habitats from asteroids13:16 Materials required to achieve that18:00 Generation ships24:52 Asteroid mining27:29 Exponential technological progress…