Ep. 685: Manufacturing In Space

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition

English - June 12, 2023 20:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Launching satellites from Earth is counter-productive. You’ve got to make a satellite that can handle Earth gravity, then the brutal flight to space, then deployment in orbit. What if you could build your spacecraft in space?