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In 2013 NASA introduced an asteroid-capture mission called ARM (Asteroid Redirect Mission) which would bring an asteroid to moon's orbit. 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 Listen to our new podcast That's Absurd Please Elaborate where Julian Huguet and Trace Dominguez answer your strangest, wackiest, most ridiculous questions with as much science research as they can muster. Find it wherever you get your podcasts or click here to listen now! https://link.thatsabsurdshow.com/from-seekerplus 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨 ____________________ Sources: The Evolution Of NASA’s Ambitious Asteroid-Capture Mission: https://www.space.com/28963-nasa-asteroid-capture-mission-history.html “NASA's ambitious asteroid-capture mission has changed a lot since the agency officially announced its existence less than two years ago. The original plan, which was revealed in April 2013, called for dragging an intact small space rock into orbit around the moon, where it would be visited by astronauts, perhaps as early as 2021." Animation Of Proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoFromSpace “NASA's 2014 budget poposes a mission to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and bring it into a stable lunar orbit where astronauts can visit and explore it, a 'stepping stone' to future missions to farther asteroids." Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study: https://www.rt.com/usa/158784-nasa-asteroid-landing-mining/
“This report describes the results of a study sponsored by the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) to investigate the feasibility of identifying, robotically capturing, and returning an entire Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) to the vicinity of the Earth by the middle of the next decade." NASA Aims To Land On, Capture Asteroids Within Next 15 Years: https://www.rt.com/usa/158784-nasa-as... “NASA researchers are at work developing a plan that not only hopes to physically place astronauts on an asteroid for the first time, but also to wrangle a space object and place it in the orbit of the Earth’s moon." Meet The Team At Planetary Resources: https://www.planetaryresources.com/company/#company-intro ____________________ Follow Trace on the socials: Instagram: https://instagram.com/tracedominguez Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tracedominguez BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tracedominguez.com X (formerly, Twitter): https://twitter.com/tracedominguez
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Hi Seeker+ fans! Trace here showcasing my new show "That's Absurd Please Elaborate." Every week, Julian Huguet (DNews/Seeker, Soul Pancake, NVidia) and I look into weird and wacky questions sent in by our audience. Maybe yours could be next! In this, episode Trace (recording from his childhood home) explores the chemistry and power of the lasagna battery. Then, Julian flies off the handle about helicopters as a gift for himself for his birthday (Happy Birthday, Julian! 🎂) QUESTIONS Julian: "Can a helicopter fly upside down? AND could it land SAFELY upside down on it's rotors?" from Gailmarie Trace: "How many lasagna batteries does it take to power a toaster oven?" from Bjorn on Spotify [[ FOLLOW ON YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST APP ]] Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-absurd-please-elaborate/id1680094699 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6JOkmJBsVOuODHarxzmotZ?si=bbd7324faa1f4d7d Podlink (pick any other platform): https://pod.link/1680094699 Nebula Subscriber? Follow here: https://go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow?ref=tracedominguez Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's a silly idea that popped into your head, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? Whatever your question, we want to answer it—tell us! HOW TO ASK A QUESTION 🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746] 📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode. SOCIAL MEDIA THINGS [[ FOLLOW TRACE ]] Instagram: @tracedominguez Threads: @tracedominguez BlueSky: @tracedominguez.com YouTube: youtube.com/@tracedominguez [[ FOLLOW JULIAN ]] Instagram: @Huggetout Threads: @Huggetout [[ FOLLOW THAT'S ABSURD SHOW ]] YouTube: @ThatsAbsurdShow Instagram: @ThatsAbsurdShow Threads: @ThatsAbsurdShow Bluesky: @thatsabsurdshow.com Website: ThatsAbsurdShow.com CREDITS This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us with the support of our Patrons. Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!
Hi Seeker+ fans, Trace here! It's been a while, but I'm back. This feed now belongs to me and my lil' production company, Trace Elements Media! I've got an announcement for you… I'VE GOT A NEW SCIENCE PODCAST :: That's Absurd Please Elaborate. In our new show, Julian Huguet and I answer ridiculous questions with serious science research. We have been working on this podcast for a couple of years, and it's funny, quirky, strange, and takes deep dives into everything from arboreal shrinkage to space elevators, psychology of pets to the rocket equation and how it applies to farts (seriously). This is the first half of Episode 68 -- Vulcan Tech or Unladen Swallows: Where'd you get the coconut? Which aired earlier this year. I hope you enjoy! Please come join us on the show, links to that feed are here ↙️ [[ SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW ]] We drop an episode every Thursday! Click here to listen on your favorite podcast app: https://link.thatsabsurdshow.com/from-seekerplus Our website: http://thatsabsurdshow.com +++++++++++++ You can also find the show on Nebula! An indie streaming service run by creators. Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow?ref=tracedominguez I invested in Nebula early on, and absolutely believe in the mission of for creators, by creators. Hundreds of us creators post videos there, we pool resources to make original shows and fund creator's films. It's really incredible. Nebula has a huge roster of creators onboard. You'll definitely find someone you like, and every time you watch the videos you were going to watch anyway that creator gets credit for the watch time. Support creators. Watch on Nebula. +++++++++++++ [[ FOLLOW THAT'S ABSURD SHOW SHOW ON SOCIAL ]] Instagram: https://instagram.com/thatsabsurdshow Facebook: https://facebook.com/thatsabsurdshow Threads: https://threads.net/thatsabsurdshow Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thatsabsurdshow LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/thatsabsurdshow Submit a Question for the pod: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question *[[ FOLLOW TRACE ON SOCIAL ]]* 📸 Instagram: @tracedominguez | https://instagram.com/tracedominguez 🧵 Threads: @tracedominguez | https://www.threads.net/@tracedominguez 🦋 BlueSky: @tracedominguez | https://bsky.app/profile/tracedominguez.com
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