In this episode, we discuss the ethics of space exploration and colonization. Participants: Yassine, Geoff Greer, Master-Thief, crc32, McMuster Space Force vs. Starfleet (Twitter) United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel (Wikipedia) Delta-V subway map (Imgur) Delta V / Δv explained in KSP (YouTube) The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (NASA) Rising seas give island nation a stark choice (NatGeo) The FCC’s Approval of SpaceX’s Starlink Mega Constellation May Have Been Unlawful (Scientific American) Astrobiologist: Elon Musk’s Starship is a “moral catastrophe” (Futurism) Outer Space Treaty (Wikipedia) Colonize Mars? Not until we learn some lessons here on Earth (Splinter) Polynesian navigation (Wikipedia) Women on Waves (Wikipedia) Flag of convenience (Wikipedia) Fiction Mentioned: The Powers of Earth by Travis J.I. Corcoran The Peace War by Vernor Vinge The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein The Expanse (Series) by James S.A. Corey The Terror (TV series) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Non-Fiction Books Mentioned: The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan Seeing Like A State and The Art Of Not Being Governed by James C. Scott The Machinery of Freedom by David D. Friedman Recorded 2020-01-24 | Uploaded 2020-02-03
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E011: Space Law & Order
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