Colonizing the Kuiper Belt (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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How to Colonize Pluto Without Cheap Fusion
Pluto was the eighth planet rather than the ninth from 1979 to 1999, returning to beyond Neptune's orbit shortly before its demotion. It is hard for us to see it precisely, but we think it might have a very eccentric orbit and actually cross inside the Kuiper Belt or even Neptune's orbit as Pluto does. All they too fall from the Sun though for us to live on without fusion. Here are three ways we might colonize these spots without practical cheap fusion.
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