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Helium 3 is a perfect fuel for fusion reactors, according to author and engineer Homer Hickam. In this interview with Dan Hedges, Homer talks about the science behind his new book, Crater about mining Helium 3 on the moon.

Bill Nye talks to our very own Dan Hedges about the future and importance of space exploration. He cites the 10,000 significant asteroids in Earth’s orbit and the importance of being able to alter their trajectory to avoid impact or mine them for precious minerals.

Adam and Jamie explain that any investigation takes you to a question that nobody knows the answer to. And that “Failure is always an option”. Hmm. Don’t think they‘ve met our boss.

Elon Musk on who’s better – an engineer or a scientist? And why it’s easy to start a company if you are an engineer.

Dr. Q tells an inspiring story of how he applied technology and knowledge to change an important life.

In 510 seconds a Soyuz rocket burns all its fuel and the engines turn off. Suddenly all is quiet. As a new space traveler, Richard Garriott’s first thought was “We aren’t very high. Hope we don’t fall back to earth”. Watch this fascinating conversation with Dan and Todd.