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Tethered Ring Space Launchers

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Atlantis Launch System Review

This week we look at how a kite stays up, tethered and pushed by wind and gravity. We also examine the barriers to becoming a CarChef civilization. The show's cover artist Jacob Griger has been making those great covers since around episode 20. And after that we will be celebrating the eighth anniversary of our original episode, Mega Structures in Space.

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