Episode 151
Factories in space, ET, and a space paraglider
Is the forge of the future destined to be in orbit?
Space Boffins, from the Naked Scientists · Richard Hollingham, Sue Nelson
May 29, 202548m 48s
Show Notes
Could factories in space be the future of manufacturing? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham meet the head of the UK company, Space Forge, about to launch a (very small) factory into orbit. Sue also visits a new exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London exploring whether life could exist elsewhere in the universe, and the weird 1960s design that could have seen astronauts return to Earth on a paraglider... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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SpaceForgespace forgemetal working in spaceextraterrestrial lifeetnatural history museum