Fraser, you need to re-listen to his description of the telescope mission. He said going about 5 AU out of the ecliptic. You feed it back as going past Pluto. I don't know if he missed this or what, since he didn't correct you. Great interview, but mistakes like this are easy to make during the interview. You might want to add a review step before publishing to catch things like this.
Engineers are scientists with a design and technology emphasis which is why an engineering degree is longer than a standard science degree. Usually 4 years compared to 3 years respectively. Engineering qualifications are amongst the most difficult and challenging for students to complete.
Some isotopes are stable until they are changed into a shorter-lived isotope. Take that along as a late-stage power source, e.g. a sample return. To be altered when needed. Or, if you can gradually transform the isotope, you can use it to replace the initial isotope, as its half-life reduces its power output below optimal levels, for a given mission.
Ooo, that’s a cool idea! Though the fact that it wouldn’t decay all at once would probably lead to it giving a fairly constant power output. Well, a fairly constantly decreasing power output.
The stirling converter NASA has been testing for 14 yrs seems like a great source of enough power. The heat source can be kept far away from everything using molten salts to conduct the heat to the engine.
0:42 “ Twelve astronomical unite per year” This is approximately 0.018% the speed of light. Fast, but still not going to cut the mustard if we want to go galavanting around the galaxy boldly going where no man has gone before.
Question Spacemeister; Presuming that SpaceX's StarShip is online and fully operable in 3 or 4 yrs, It will have a Payload Capacity of 5-10 x that of the Ariane 5 that launched JWST to it's place @ L2. So, using the weight and size limit advantages of a rocket like SS, what would your company, Cain Space Telescopes, develop as a Next Gen Space Telescope, what "mission statement" would be the goal and where would you place it ? (No worries, I'll pay for the Launch ; )
Exciting prospects! However, did I miss something or were safety aspects just glossed over? What happens if the start of such a rocket goes wrong or the second stage has to be exploded? Imho these issues need to be addressed before anything else.
What if the rotation of Omuamua actually were part of the craft doing visual interferometry - having their telescopes at both ends of the craft (or one if there is a rocketnozzle at the endpart ). If the craft are 100m long penn then its a 100m? telescope or its a sail with the telescopes in the 4 corners -obviously maybe weaker ones
What is the event horizon telescope doing these days? we get new images from hubble and jwst pretty consistently but rarely hear about what this "earth sized" telescope is up to
@@TroyRubert I know. Everybody (those responsible for any budget) knows this, I think. Still, they have the money the have and no more. Which means that, even if they KNOW the long term benefits, they are still limited by their budget. Especially because they have to spend on short term things (f.e. salaries), too.
Re - NIAC Grant I'd LOVE to get one of those grants!!!! I could explore the effects of complete and utter isolation on a person (ie - NO contact with the outside world at all, no TV/ radio/ internet/ phone/ smoke signals/ etc) and how this affects -my- his psyche, especially after 6-month diet of nothing but Heroin and Hookers!!! In the interests of fairness, I could set up my research station in the Sahara desert and try growing crops there, try getting water from the environment, try using both solar and mechanical means of producing energy. I could even extend the H&H diet (Hookers n Heroin) to an entire year before beginning the isolation!!
Cool concept but I'm afraid any kind of significant speed is gonna mean RAPID deterioration/disassembly of any spacecraft/usable payload, before any kind of appropriate shielding develops, from those first failed attempts But a necessary and cool 1st step, still
Why not just use more plutonium to get more power? Seems like using a different isotope would make things really complicated, since you need a whole supply line for it.
![Revolutionary 100-Kilometer Space Telescope [NIAC 2023]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/l8NZDimTlwM/mqdefault.jpg)
Such good audio from your interlocutor on this one! Kudos to him for incidentally making it easier on my busted old ears. :)
It's always great when they have good audio on their side.
Two interviews in one day! Keep them coming! It's a joy!
This was amazing ! What an exciting development and loved the conversation, super techy but still tangible 🙌🏼
Awesome, I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
I love your NIAC and CubeSat interviews!
Another interview! Exactly what I needed. Thanks Fraser!
This NIAC serie of interviews is epic
I'm glad you're enjoying them.
This was awesome and I'm sure it'll spur great ideas. Looking forward to part 2!
love the concept and the enthusiasm.
Totally.
Absolutely excellent video Fraser ! More interviews like this one please 😊
Fraser, you need to re-listen to his description of the telescope mission. He said going about 5 AU out of the ecliptic. You feed it back as going past Pluto. I don't know if he missed this or what, since he didn't correct you.
Great interview, but mistakes like this are easy to make during the interview. You might want to add a review step before publishing to catch things like this.
My favorite interview
Great as always. Can't wait for part 2.
Next Thursday. 😀
@@frasercain Awesome!
Thank you for these interviews, they are a real treat.
Hurry up and make it.
Hah, this is phase 2. Next phase 3, then maybe they do a test mission.
Engineers are scientists with a design and technology emphasis which is why an engineering degree is longer than a standard science degree. Usually 4 years compared to 3 years respectively.
Engineering qualifications are amongst the most difficult and challenging for students to complete.
That thing can be paired with the solar sail of the other niac grant from the last week?
If it's possible, how fast it can go?
Another very interesting topic and interview. Thanks !
Haha, when I read "fastest telescope" I thought it had a huge aperture 😅
Some isotopes are stable until they are changed into a shorter-lived isotope. Take that along as a late-stage power source, e.g. a sample return. To be altered when needed. Or, if you can gradually transform the isotope, you can use it to replace the initial isotope, as its half-life reduces its power output below optimal levels, for a given mission.
Ooo, that’s a cool idea!
Though the fact that it wouldn’t decay all at once would probably lead to it giving a fairly constant power output. Well, a fairly constantly decreasing power output.
The stirling converter NASA has been testing for 14 yrs seems like a great source of enough power. The heat source can be kept far away from everything using molten salts to conduct the heat to the engine.
They want to use a solid state method of power generation to minimize points of failure.
@@titanbot11 14 years continuous operation. It has one moving part.
We need numbers. For example performance vs the classic plutonium.
0:42 “ Twelve astronomical unite per year”
This is approximately 0.018% the speed of light. Fast, but still not going to cut the mustard if we want to go galavanting around the galaxy boldly going where no man has gone before.
Question Spacemeister; Presuming that SpaceX's StarShip is online and fully operable in 3 or 4 yrs, It will have a Payload Capacity of 5-10 x that of the Ariane 5 that launched JWST to it's place @ L2.
So, using the weight and size limit advantages of a rocket like SS, what would your company, Cain Space Telescopes, develop as a Next Gen Space Telescope, what "mission statement" would be the goal and where would you place it ? (No worries, I'll pay for the Launch ; )
Isoformers more then meets the nuclei :P
First, I didn't know which ww2 general I was lookin' at. Then my Patton recognition kicked in.
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I’m only halfway through the video but I really hope they talk about what isotopes in particular they’d actually be using.
This man is proposing we build a Discovery One and I'm here for it. What are the chances of including an AI on the mission? 😁
Not sure we want to send out Von Neumann probes yet 😂
Exciting prospects! However, did I miss something or were safety aspects just glossed over? What happens if the start of such a rocket goes wrong or the second stage has to be exploded? Imho these issues need to be addressed before anything else.
What if the rotation of Omuamua actually were part of the craft doing visual interferometry - having their telescopes at both ends of the craft (or one if there is a rocketnozzle at the endpart ). If the craft are 100m long penn then its a 100m? telescope or its a sail with the telescopes in the 4 corners -obviously maybe weaker ones
What is the event horizon telescope doing these days? we get new images from hubble and jwst pretty consistently but rarely hear about what this "earth sized" telescope is up to
Seems like the next logical step. Why not send three in different directions and allow it to act as an array?
budget. That's why. Be glad IF we build 1.
@@istvansipos9940 these things always end up paying for themselves in the long run. Dare mighty things.
@@TroyRubert I know. Everybody (those responsible for any budget) knows this, I think. Still, they have the money the have and no more. Which means that, even if they KNOW the long term benefits, they are still limited by their budget. Especially because they have to spend on short term things (f.e. salaries), too.
Re - NIAC Grant
I'd LOVE to get one of those grants!!!!
I could explore the effects of complete and utter isolation on a person (ie - NO contact with the outside world at all, no TV/ radio/ internet/ phone/ smoke signals/ etc) and how this affects -my- his psyche, especially after 6-month diet of nothing but Heroin and Hookers!!! In the interests of fairness, I could set up my research station in the Sahara desert and try growing crops there, try getting water from the environment, try using both solar and mechanical means of producing energy. I could even extend the H&H diet (Hookers n Heroin) to an entire year before beginning the isolation!!
Cool concept but I'm afraid any kind of significant speed is gonna mean RAPID deterioration/disassembly of any spacecraft/usable payload, before any kind of appropriate shielding develops, from those first failed attempts
But a necessary and cool 1st step, still
It's not relativistic speeds, it's not much different speed compared to the speed that Earth is orbiting the Sun.
@@frasercain Well I think it might end up being like the effects on JWST, but amplified according to the speed.
Could the James Webb telescope be tasked to take a picture of Omuamua? (Not an astronomer or astrophysicist)
Why not just use more plutonium to get more power? Seems like using a different isotope would make things really complicated, since you need a whole supply line for it.
It's all about the half-life versus heat output. Different isotopes for different jobs
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