This episode I dive deep into space. I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris (2002) for the first time! I specifically talk about the different kind of space stations, how we might live in space, and how well 2001: A Space Odyssey predicted current technology. I used research from WIRED, Popular Mechanics, Astronaut.com, and NASA itself to explain what space stations might look like in the future. Ringworlds, cylinders, spheres, oh my!
Fluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license
Follow the podcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @factandscifi. Check out the script for this episode and source material at http://factandsciencefiction.com/space-colonization-part-2
This episode was brought to you by Audible.com, with over 180,000 titles of audiobooks to choose from Audible is the number one place for audio. Download your free audiobook today by going to https://audibletrial.com/factandscifi
Sound effects from this episode are from SoundImage.org
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Popular Podcasts
United States of Kennedy
United States of Kennedy is a podcast about our cultural fascination with the Kennedy dynasty. Every week, hosts Lyra Smith and George Civeris go into one aspect of the Kennedy story.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com