It's still mass-driven, but we're getting there I think because it's not just SpaceX is the only game in town now blue origin. We work really closely with a lot of these launch companies to get experiments to orbit Right even before we're building the big habitats all of those other things we talked aboutWe test the musical instruments on Zero gravity flights. So you can experience zero g without quote going into space. And so they can go very high and execute an arc Yes, where that arc is basically in free fall back to earth for how much but it's only for secondsRight, how much time do you get in free fall?
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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