Are We Going to Launch the Roadster Vehicle Out in Space?

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It's nice to think about something that sends a signal out to other, yeah. It's almost like a humility of acceptance as well. Of knowing that you have a terminal disease, but your impact on the Earth doesn't have to end with your death. I've often said to my colleagues that I think the best place is the Moon. The Moon, unlike the Earth, has no significant weathering.

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(00:00) – Introduction
(05:10) – Habitable exoplanets
(15:30) – Alien life in our Solar System
(27:20) – Starship
(31:28) – James Webb Space Telescope
(44:47) – Binary planets
(55:04) – Exomoons and Kepler-1625b
(1:08:34) – Discoveries of alien life
(1:22:15) – Aliens
(2:08:43) – Oort clouds
(2:19:30) – Future of astronomy
(2:32:45) – Alpha Centauri
(2:45:03) – Kardashev scale
(2:56:41) – AI and space exploration
(3:13:37) – Great Filter
(3:24:51) – Colonization of Mars
(3:31:35) – Simulation hypothesis
(3:43:48) – Advice for young people
(3:48:06) – Meaning of life