Recorded: 13 November 2015
Released: 14 November 2015
Duration: 90 minutes, 4 seconds
Host Paul Carr welcomes panelists Buck Field, James Garrison and Mike Mongo. Mike brings along surprise special guest Jim Muncy to talk about the recent law passed by the U.S. Senate that supports ownership of resources extracted from celestial bodies. From there, we talk about what we will need to be able to find and mine the richest, most accessible asteroids.
Links:Senate Votes to Legalize Space Mining
Martin Elvis on Asteroid Mining
How Many Ore Bearing Asteroids?
The International Space Station's 3D Printer
Recommendations:
Mike Mongo: The Mechanical by Ian Tregellis
Buck Field: The Void Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton
James Garrison: Improvised Star Trek
Paul Carr: Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
Credits:
Host and Producer: Paul Carr
Panel: Mike Mongo, James Garrison, Buck Field
Surprise Guest: James Muncy
Music: DJ Spooky
https://youtu.be/4Q_mY54hjM0
