StarTalk Radio OSIRIS-REx & Asteroid Mining with Natalie Starkey
Sep 26, 2023
Cosmochemist Natalie Starkey joins Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice to talk about asteroid mining, the OSIRIS-REx mission, the origins of life, the complexities of asteroids, the risks of sample return, contamination protocols, space law challenges, and the potential for life on asteroids.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Geology, Chemistry, and the Birth of the Solar System
03:06 • 13min
Unknowns and Complexities of Asteroids
15:43 • 5min
OSIRIS-REx Mission and Sample Collection
21:07 • 6min
Building Blocks of Life in Asteroids and the Risks of Sample Return
27:27 • 3min
Contamination Protocols and Clean Labs
30:53 • 14min
Space Law and the Challenges of Private Companies in Space Exploration
45:10 • 8min
Life on Asteroids and the Importance of the Right Environment
53:30 • 4min