MP Podcast — 7

“NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will investigate ways to collaborate on future missions to Mars, officials said Tuesday (Sept. 30). The announcement comes just one week after India put its first-ever Mars probe in orbit around the Red Planet, becoming just the fourth entity (after the United States, the Soviet Union and the European Space Agency) to do so.”

  ― Mike Wall (Senior Writer, Yahoo News)

“I think there is a strong humanitarian argument for making life multi-planetary, in order to safeguard the existence of humanity in the event that something catastrophic were to happen, in which case being poor or having a disease would be irrelevant, because humanity would be extinct. It would be like, ‘Good news, the problems of poverty and disease have been solved, but the bad news is there aren’t any humans left.'”

  ― Elon Musk (CEO, SpaceX;Tesla)

“Colonies on the moon present several advantages. The moon has 1/6 the gravitational pull of the Earth, so it could become a cheaper spaceport from which to launch missions to other parts of our solar system. It has some natural resources, which could be mined, such as regions with high titanium concentrations and implanted helium from the sun, which could be used for developing energy from fusion. The moon has not undergone as much volcanic and tectonic processing as the Earth, so it still retains information from the early history of the solar system, which has been lost here on our home planet—it therefore can help us better understand the origin and early history of our own planet.”

  ― Dr. Nadine G. Barlow (Professor, NAU)

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Books

Links

Elon Musk argues that we must put a million people on Mars if we are to ensure that humanity has a future

Mumia Abu-Jamal Selected as Commencement Speaker for College

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resign

Ebola patient’s leaving Liberia was ‘unpardonable,’ its President says

Elon Musk argues that we must put a million people on Mars if we are to ensure that humanity has a future

US, India to Team Up on Mars Exploration

5 Hurdles to Conquer Before Colonizing Mars

Mars rover Curiosity getting a taste of the base of Mt. Sharp

Should We Colonize the Moon? And How Much Would It Cost?

Russia will begin Moon colonization in 2030 – draft space program

7 Unusual Myths and Theories About the Moon

For Sale: Acre Lots on Moon With Earth View, $19.99

Music

Lisa Rowe – Black Light (Virtual Riot Remix)

AGYO – Emma

Lunoee – Eyes Wide Shut (Original Mix)

Rudimental – Free feat. Emeli Sandé (Elk Road Remix)

Urban Contact – Aurora (Original Mix)

Submotion Orchestra – All Yours (Cleindl Remix)