Ariel: I hate rollercoasters, but I love the zero g flight It's actually far smoother and it's the incredibly sublime Experience to be truly weightless and imagine your life in space. The Raylia Institute is trying to welcome everyday people onto the zuji flights so we have an application program where you can come through a Raylia Uh, we bring outreach partners and that people love it. There's a fun video of Stephen Hawking on one of the zUji flights where he comes out of his wheelchair And there's a smile if you've ever seen one on the man space.
When will we create a livable habitat in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Matt Kirshen explore the possibilities of tessellated space structures, artificial gravity, and other challenges with Founder of MIT Space Exploration Initiative, Ariel Ekblaw.
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