[Q&A] Lasers VS Space Junk, Missions Overdelivering, Asteroids Already Mined

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Which space mission would I save from cancellation if I could? Is fighting space junk with lasers a good idea or not? What if we find asteroids that have already been mined? And in our Q&A+ on patreon, how do we measure masses of black holes ? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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00:28 [AshStar] Which mission would I save from cancellation?

05:54 [Fearthelettuce] Why missions last longer than their projected lifespan?

09:38 [Briar Patch] Lasers vs space junk. Good or bad?

12:55 [Marie la Misérable] Adblocks with our videos?

13:31 [MikeD] What if asteroids have already been mined?

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Which space mission would I save from cancellation if I could? Is fighting space junk with lasers a good idea or not? What if we find asteroids that have already been mined? And in our Q&A+ on patreon, how do we measure masses of black holes ? Answering all these questions and more in this Q&A show.

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https://www.patreon.com/universetoday

00:00 Start

00:28 [AshStar] Which mission would I save from cancellation?

05:54 [Fearthelettuce] Why missions last longer than their projected lifespan?

09:38 [Briar Patch] Lasers vs space junk. Good or bad?

12:55 [Marie la Misérable] Adblocks with our videos?

13:31 [MikeD] What if asteroids have already been mined?

📺 VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/hxe3XDefWeA

📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter

No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS

Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/

Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

📩 CONTACT FRASER

frasercain@gmail.com

⚖️ LICENSE

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Support Universe Today Podcast

2025-05-20 20 min
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