Episode 696: Open Space 94: Is It Realistic to Declare a "Free Mars"? And More...

In this week's live QA, I talk about Elon Musk's hope of establishing a free Mars, the future of gravitational wave detectors, and what do I think about trying to live in other places in the Solar System?

00:00:00 Start

00:03:00 Thoughts on Bridenstine leaving NASA?

00:08:10 Should we declare a Free Mars?

00:11:43 How sensitive will gravitational wave detectors become?

00:17:05 More damage at Arecibo

00:19:20 Why is the Moon the same visual size as the Sun?

00:22:02 Are white holes real?

00:25:48 Any hard sci-fi

00:28:30 Why doesn't Elon talk about nuclear propulsion or artificial gravity?

00:31:03 Why is artificial gravity research so expensive?

00:33:00 What's going to happen with Artemis?

00:37:33 What do I think about GPT-3?

00:42:43 Could we live on Venus?

00:48:00 Give Venus an artificial satellite?

00:49:22 Would Mercury be better to live on?

00:51:00 What is the Great Attractor?

00:52:27 Is Titan the best?

00:53:16 Live underground on Venus?

00:55:00 Is Mercury a good source of metals?

00:55:56 Could we terraform Ceres?

00:58:15 How close can planets get to their star?

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