Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Peter Beck? Who's winning the billionaire space race? And who will take care of all their space junk?Here today to answer all of these questions and more is none other than Ashlee Vance!Ashlee is a writer at Bloomberg, bestselling author, filmmaker, and Emmy-nominated host and writer of the tech series Hello World.Among his most well-known books are Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future and When The Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses Racing To Put Space Within Reach, which was an instant bestseller, and which we will discuss in depth today.Ashlee is one of my favorite writers, and it was a huge honor for me to dive deep into the world of space exploration with him. Tune in! Key Takeaways:  Intro (00:00) Judging a book by its cover: When The Heavens Went on Sale (01:04) Pete Worden and his influence on commercial spaceflight (03:20) Communist vs. capitalist approach to space exploration (06:54) Will Elon Musk die on Mars? (11:09) On space junk and regulations (21:57) How to spot talent in space exploration (26:22) On space tourism (32:00) Global banking at the speed of light (34:38) Brain-computer interfaces (38:36) Pete Worden, Robert Zubrin, SpaceX and NASA (41:30) Ashlee’s HBO projects (47:41) Outro (50:20) —Additional resources: 📚 When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance: https://a.co/d/7JIhN4X 🥗 Thanks, HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50impossible and use code 50impossible for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months.📝 With a MasterClass annual membership, you can take one-on-one classes from the world’s best for $10 a month with your annual membership, get unlimited access to every class — and even better, right now, as an Into The Impossible listener, you can get 15% off when you go to MASTERCLASS.com/impossible.🧑‍💻 Visit LinkedIn.com/IMPOSSIBLE to post your job for free!🎤 Join me and ⁦Lawrence Krauss for an Onstage Dialogue ⁦at the San Diego Air & Space Museum Tuesday, Oct 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-onstage-dialogue-brian-keating-lawrence-m-krauss-tickets-699430514497➡️ Follow me on your fav platforms:✖️ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBrianKeating 🔔 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/DrBrianKeating?sub_confirmation=1 📝 Join my mailing list: https://briankeating.com/mailing_list ✍️ Check out my blog: https://briankeating.com/blog.php 🎙️ Follow my podcast: https://briankeating.com/podcast —Into the Impossible with Brian Keating is a podcast dedicated to all those who want to explore the universe within and beyond the known.Make sure to follow so you never miss an episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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