Outward Bound: Colonizing Neptune

A look at Neptune, a potential gateway to the stars...
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The Icy Giants, Neptune and Uranus, are often overlooked for as candidates for colonizing our solar system. Even when noted, the focus tends to be on their larger moons like Triton. Today we will challenge that notion by looking at way we might place a colony on the planet itself, and how Orbital Rings and Chandelier Cities might let us colonize any gas giant. We will also look at how helium-3, a core ingredient of aneutronic fusion abundant on Neptune, might serve as the fuel of future starships, and the physics behind some other starship drives future science might give us access to, such as laser propulsion.

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Credits:
Outward Bound: Colonizing Neptune
Episode 152, Season 4 E38

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Gregory Leal https://www.gregschool.org/gre....gschoollessons/orbit
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Sigmund Kopperud

Producer
Isaac Arthur

Cover Artist:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics Team:
Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Kit Carson
Krisitijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Sergio Boterio https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Serena Ellis, "Science" https://soundcloud.com/serenaelis
Stellardrone, "Cepheid" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Chris Zabriskie,"We Were Never Meant to Live Here" http://chriszabriskie.com
Aerium, "Fifth star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3
NJ Mandaville, "Swell" https://soundcloud.com/nj-mandaville