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Description: The race to explore space is speeding up, Chris Impey looks at the astronomy and technology to bring people to the last frontier. Chris' new book "Beyond: Our Future in Space" is available now: geni.us/futureinspace Watch the Q&A: youtu.be/cUVXgn3y5sQ From private sector efforts led by SpaceX and Virgin Galactic to a new space race between the US and China, human space exploration is set to take off in the coming years. Chris Impey explores the history and landmarks of the international space program, gives a snapshot of the current dynamic situation and plots the probable trajectory of the future of space travel. Chris Impey is a professor and deputy head of the department of astronomy at the University of Arizona. His astronomy research focuses on observational cosmology—using telescopes and other instruments to study the large-scale structure and evolution of the universe. He also does research on education and science literacy. This talk was livestreamed on 24 June 2021. --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen, especially: Andy Carpenter, William Hudson, Thomas Gønge, Richard Hawkins, Don McLaughlin, Jonathan Sturm, Microslav Jarábek, Michael Rops, Adam Leos, Alan Latteri, Andrew McGhee, Anonymous, Ben Wynne-Simmons, Dave Ostler, David Lindo, David Schick, efkinel lo, Frances Dunne, Gou Ranon, Greg Nagel, Ivo Danihelka, Jeffrey Schweitzer, Joe Godenzi, John C. Vesey, jonas.app, Jonathan Killin, Kevin Winoto, Lasse T. Stendan, Martin Paull, Matt Townsend, Osian Gwyn Williams, Paul Brown, Paulina Barren, Rasiel Suarez, Rebecca Pan, Robert Reinecke, Roger Baker, Scott Edwardsen, Stephan Giersche, Supalak Foong, Taylor Hornby, Tim Karr, and William Billy Robillard. --- Subscribe for regular science videos: bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Ri is on Patreon: patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution and Twitter: twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: facebook.com/royalinstitution and Instagram: instagram.com/ri_science and Tiktok: tiktok.com/@ri_science Our editorial policy: rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comments Subscribe for the latest science videos: bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it won't cost you any extra but we may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase through the link. 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Space is Big 0:59 A Scale Model 2:00 Early History 6:05 Leonov Space Walk 7:03 Going to the Moon 8:29 The State of Space 9:18 That sinking feeling... 10:07 Meanwhile in China... 11:26 The Private Sector 16:00 Space Travel is Still Hard 17:43 The Economics 18:36 Economic Model 20:58 Room at the Bottom 22:25 THE INTERNET 25:08 The future is here... 26:01 On the Horizon 26:43 Stairway to heaven... 28:35 and mining asteroids 30:20 Jobs on Mars 30:24 Beyond the Horizon 30:32 THE GREEN MARS 32:36 Reaching for the Stars 34:22 Neighborhood Earth 34:37 Suspended Animation 35:10 Chinese Moon Base 35:43 Virgin Europa 36:18 Off-Earth Baby 36:29 Permanent Mars Colony 37:05 Exploring Alpha Centauri 37:15 Von Neumann Probes 37:54 Teleportation Test 38:37 Mastery of the Solar System