For All Mankind

In this episode of "Popcorn Science," we discuss the 2019 series For All Mankind. Topics Science Gripes (6:05) Dumbest way to move an Asteroid No reaction control thrusters Do not need a tower to push Spike in a rubble-pile asteroid Sending out crew to asteroid while under thrust? Living on Mars (14:50) Radiation on the Surface, aristocracy live above ground? Happy Valley Base near the equator, but ice is near the poles Korolev Crater harboring life? No Methane or lava tubes. Untethered EVA? Risky. Science Shine (27:08) Asteroid depiction A dark rubble pile Initial contact, asteroid more like a wall than a planet. Space is quiet! Phoenix station has 0.2g gravity Sol is a Mars day Johnson / Molly Cobb Spacecenter Details Astrobiology Methane as a biomarker Lavatubes are a reasonable place to look for life Asteroid Mining Worth the effort? Flooding the market with rare earths 122g of asteroid for $1B (OSIRIS-REx) Of it's time (52:47) Ratings (1:04:35) References For All Mankind (Wikipedia) Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) A City on Mars Mars Phoenix Korolev Crater Mars Odyssey Bruce McCandless II Mars Watch Methanogenesis OSIRIS-REx