Open Space 63: China's Plans for the Moon and More...

No guest this week, just a live QA with me. We talked about what China is up to on the Moon and what comes next. How well have we mapped the surface of the Moon. Why has NASA chosen to build the Artemis mission differently from the Apollo missions, and more...

01:00 Not going to Tokyo
06:30 Why I like Premieres
07:00 What are China's Moon exploration plans?
12:00 Any other travel dreams?
13:36 Has the whole Moon been mapped?
15:46 Why does NASA want a lander with ascent and descent stage?
19:50 Why do planets have magnetospheres?
22:30 Is the flag still on the Moon?
24:20 Why do astronomers measure in parsecs?
27:17 Will they use the descent stage to store fuel?
30:15 Katherine Johnson passed away
31:30 Why build the Lunar Gateway?
33:26 Astrophotography for around $500
37:30 What about an Earth-Mars cycler?
38:52 Where could we get nitrogen on Mars?
41:30 My insufferable Canadian accent
41:52 Recommendations on a science report on Jupiter
42:56 Why not use ISS at the Moon?
46:05 Rust as radiation shielding
47:28 Has ISS had micrometeorite impacts?
48:47 Are there moons too small to see yet?
50:16 Is it possible for active galactic nuclei to merge?
52:20 Space-based advertising
53:59 Are there supermassive black holes in every galaxy?
55:08 Have we ever seen two objects tear each other apart?
56:28 Who can prevent space-based light pollution?


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