Aspiring Martian Colonist and Exoplanet Researcher Ryan MacDonald discusses SpaceX's latest Starship design, their future plans, and the where and why of landing humans on Mars. Prospects for using 3D printing, bioregenerative life support, and new surface exploration suits to support human Mars missions are also investigated.
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-----Further information and links-----
*Elon Musk's 'Starship update' 2019 (SpaceX):
https://youtu.be/sOpMrVnjYeY
*SpaceX candidate Mars landing sites (HiRISE):
https://www.uahirise.org/results.php?keyword=spacex&order=release_date&submit=Search
*Project SWIM:
https://swim.psi.edu/
*'The Dusty Plains of Arcadia Planitia' (WeMartians Podcast):
https://www.wemartians.com/episode064/
*'SpaceX is eyeing these 9 places on Mars for landing its first Starship rocket missions' (Business Insider):
https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starship-mars-landing-sites-map-hirise-2019-9
*NASA's 3D Printed Habitat-Challenge:
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/centennial_challenges/3DPHab/index.html
*AI Space Factory:
https://www.aispacefactory.com/
*HASSELL Mars habitat despription:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIrH01N9AsE
*'Lunar Palace 1: China's One-Year Mock Moon Mission in Pictures' (Space.com):
https://www.space.com/40610-china-mock-moon-mission-lunar-palace-1-photos.html
*NASA Spacesuit RFI (NASA):
https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6fc7097d4b5b5e738a66ac8e65072105&tab=core&tabmode=list&=
-----Animations + Video-----
Various sources, links available upon request.
This month's intro graphic is inspired by a SpaceX render of Starship entering the upper Martian atmosphere.
