Can You Mine An Asteroid?

Flash Forward

Flash Forward Presents

Science

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Today’s episode is about a future where we (try to) mine asteroids for resources. Guests: Atossa Abrahamian, a journalist who’s written about space mining and is working on a new book about “places in the world where the rules don’t (fully) apply.” Dr. Andreas Hein, a space systems engineer and executive director of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies. Dr. Ram Jakhu, a professor at the McGill Institute of Air and Space Law and editor of Global Space Governance: An International Study. Dr. Erika Nesvold, an astrophysicist, co-founder of the JustSpace Alliance, and host of the podcast Making New Worlds. Dr. Jim Schwartz, a professor of philosophy at Wichita State University who writes about space ethics. Voice Actors: Receptionist/Robot: Ashley Kellem Gabby: Anjali Kunapaneni Melissa: Chelsey B. Coombs Mark: Henry Alexander Kelly → → → Further reading & resources here! ← ← ← Flash Forward is hosted by, Rose Eveleth and produced by Julia Llinas Goodman. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. Get in touch: Twitter // Facebook // Reddit // [email protected] Support the show: Patreon // Donorbox Subscribe: iTunes // Soundcloud // Spotify Episode Sponsors: BetterHelp: Affordable, private online counseling. Anytime, anywhere. Flash Forward listeners: get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/flashforward Shaker & Spoon: A subscription cocktail service that helps you learn how to make hand-crafted cocktails right at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/ffwd. Tab for a Cause: A browser extension that lets you raise money for charity while doing your thing online. Whenever you open a new tab, you’ll see a beautiful photo and a small ad. Part of that ad money goes toward a charity of your choice! Join team Advice For And From The future by signing up at tabforacause.org/flashforward. Tavour: Tavour is THE app for fans of beer, craft brews, and trying new and exciting labels. You sign up in the app and can choose the beers you’re interested in (including two new ones DAILY) adding to your own personalized crate. Use code: flashforward for $10 off after your first order of $25 or more. Purple Carrot: Purple Carrot is THE plant-based subscription meal kit that makes it easy to cook irresistible meals to fuel your body. Each week, choose from an expansive and delicious menu of dinners, lunches, breakfasts, and snacks! Get $30 off your first box by going to www.purplecarrot.com and entering code FLASH at checkout today! Purple Carrot, the easiest way to eat more plants! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Flash Forward. I'm Rose and I am your host. Flash Forward is a show about
0:14.8	the future. Every episode we take on a specific possible or sometimes not so possible
0:20.5	future scenario. We always start with a little field trip into the future to check out what is going
0:26.0	and then we teleport back to today to talk to experts about how that world that we just heard
0:32.3	might really go down. Got it? Great. This episode we are starting in the year 2078.
0:40.1	Hi, I'm looking for for tuna. Can I see your ID please? Oh sure. Here you go. Please wear this
1:06.0	badge at all times. 7th floor. Thanks.
1:26.2	Hey, are you looking for for tuna? Yeah, me too. Would have been nice if the front desk had said
1:32.1	wear on the 7th floor. Right? Well, I already walked all the way that way and didn't see it, so
1:37.6	let's try this way. Oh, I think this is the logo, right? Yeah, good go. They really could make
1:46.9	the signage better. Hello. Hi, aren't you the same person from downstairs, the front desk?
1:55.3	I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not crazy, right? This is the same person.
2:00.3	I think they're maybe both robots. They do look very similar. You two are here for the 2PM
2:05.8	employee training, correct? Yeah, excellent. You'll find your cohort down the hall and to the right.
2:12.4	Have a seat anywhere.
2:24.6	Hello and welcome to the Fertuna team. We're so excited to have you on board.
2:29.8	We've got the same voice as the receptionist. At Fertuna, we are ushering in the future. One mission
2:36.0	at a time. For centuries, humans have looked to the sky for inspiration, for joy, for navigation,
2:42.8	for spirituality. Now, thanks to Fertuna, we can also look to the sky for resources. No longer are
2:49.8	we constrained the materials of earth. No longer must we worry about destroying the beautiful
2:54.7	landscapes of our planet for minerals. The sky is no longer the limit. By joining Fertuna,
3:01.6	you are joining a team dedicated to conservation, exploration, innovation, and inspiration.
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