In this week's questions show, I explain why Starship probably won't contribute to human carbon emissions, if there's a galactic Prime Directive, and if SpaceX has finally perfected the single-stage to orbit.
Featuring Tony Darnell from Deep Astronomy and the Space Junk Podcast
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00:30 Won't Starship cause global warming?
02:33 Do we live in a Galactic Zoo?
04:45 Has SpaceX perfected SSTO?
07:17 How will Starship's thermal protection work?
09:54 How will asteroid mining companies prospect?
11:57 What could cause binary stars to collapse?
13:48 Can tidally locked planets have a tilt?
15:16 Find Mars meteorites on the Moon
16:22 Can Hubble record video?
17:29 Can we avoid a runaway greenhouse effect?
19:05 How do we know what's happening now?
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