Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider

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Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson

153 episodes

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Publishing monthly, Space Boffins brings you cutting edge conversation and debate about the past, present and future of space science.

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Publishing monthly, Space Boffins brings you cutting edge conversation and debate about the past, present and future of space science.

Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider

Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists

48 minutes 48 seconds

2 months ago

Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider

Could factories in space be the future of manufacturing? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet the head of the UK company, Space Forge, about to launch a (very small) factory into orbit. Sue also visits a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London exploring whether life could exist elsewhere in the universe, and the weird 1960s design that could have seen astronauts return to Earth on a paraglider... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists