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[Interview] Launching Rockets With Just Electricity
[Interview] Launching Rockets With Just Electricity
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 31, 2023
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Description
What will it take to ditch chemical rockets and make space launches fully electric? What tech will it require and when will it be reasonable to use such a system? What technical challenges are associated with it? Answering all these questions with David Dillon, the founder of Electromagnetic Launch.
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00:00 Intro
01:38 The idea behind electromagnetic launch
07:40 Quech launcher
14:45 How the system will could like
24:03 Recent partnerships and applications
33:09 Space infrastructure
36:13 What's next
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00:00 Intro
01:38 The idea behind electromagnetic launch
07:40 Quech launcher
14:45 How the system will could like
24:03 Recent partnerships and applications
33:09 Space infrastructure
36:13 What's next
? VIDEO VERSION
https://youtu.be/3uMmVYYMcXU
? EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.
Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter
? PODCASTS
Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/
Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/
? OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain
Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday
Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday
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? CONTACT FRASER
frasercain@gmail.com
⚖️ LICENSE
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Released:
Jul 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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