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EP 30 How Andy Weir went from being an unknown sci-fi writer to a Matt Damon starring Hollywood blockbuster

The Aarthi and Sriram Show

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Is There a Space Elevator?

The clock was always interested in sort of inertial drives. In the short term, it's just still going to have to continue being propellants. I feel like we're closer to the technology for a space elevator than a lot of people think. If we get to a point where we can mass produce a material with a high enough tensile strength then we could construct a space elevator.

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