Faster-than-light travel, the Van Allen Belt and AI space exploration
About this episode
Dr Karl and special guest Jaxon Liebeck discuss the reasons for space exploration, rocket design, and the accuracy of space-related movies.
Why do we go to space? How do you design a rocket? And what movie about space gets it most right? Dr Karl and special guest Jaxon Liebeck answer these questions and more on triple j Mornings with Lucy Smith.
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr Karl, Lucy Smith
Guest: Jaxon Liebeck
Topics covered
- space exploration
- rocket design
- faster-than-light travel
- Van Allen Belt
- AI in space
Keywords
- space
- rocket
- AI
- Van Allen Belt
- faster-than-light travel
- space exploration
- movies
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Organizations: triple j
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