In 2020, the world celebrated two decades of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As an orbiting laboratory that has provided astronauts with a view of Earth from outer space, the ISS may not seem very similar to more recent innovations like tiny CubeSats. But all of […]
That’s no moon. It’s a space station. The enormous, planet-killing kind, designed for only one thing — to bring order to the galaxy. It’s Star Wars’ Imperial superweapon, the Death Star. What would it take to build one just like this? Where would we assemble the biggest weapon of mass […]
Space travel is the most exciting adventure for humanity, but in an irony of history we may stop ourselves from going into space the more we do it. With every rocket launched we are creating a deadly trap for mankind. Sources and further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sourcesspacejunk/startseite OUR CHANNELS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ German Channel: […]
It would be taller than the Burj Khalifa and Mount Fuji. We’re taking it to the sky today and touching the troposphere in a cosmic skyscraper. How big would this skyscraper’s base be? How would you get up by elevator? And what would living the high life in your skyscraper […]
Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/whatif One minute, you’re setting up a new space station orbiting Jupiter. The next, you’re plunging right into the middle of a giant, red cyclone of death. What […]
A lot of people have been inspired by Elon Musk and SpaceX. People have said that after seeing the Falcon 9 rocket landings, they were inspired to enter the space industry. This video goes over the number of space businesses, new tech, and new industries being launched into space. Along […]
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In 2031, after over 30 years operating in space, the International Space Station will retire. It will burn up in the atmosphere, and crash back to Earth in the Pacific Ocean at Point Nemo – a place where spacecraft retire. But what will happen before the end of the space […]
A video highlighting scenes of real life science fiction. From astronauts running around the Skylab Space Station and using NASA space jetpacks to catch stray satellites, to real sci fi looking images of Saturn’s ring, and images of Ice on Mars. Showing the history of space exploration, and the science […]
What happens when humanity begins living in space, building larger space stations, and creating a purely space based economy. Space drones will deliver goods between stations, farming stations will grow food, and space hotels will host celestial events and viewing parties for eclipses and welcoming parties for spaceships returning from […]
