Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion | Lex Fridman Podcast #157

Natalya Bailey is a rocket propulsion engineer from MIT and now CTO of Accion Systems. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Accion Systems: https://accion-systems.com/

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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:46 – Intelligent life in the universe
5:47 – Life in our solar system
7:52 – Humans on Mars
11:26 – Robots vs human in space exploration
12:20 – AI in space
16:25 – How rocket engines work
21:42 – How ion engines work
26:05 – How colloid engines work
35:03 – Material science
37:52 – Nuclear powered rocket engines
42:51 – Electric propulsion out in space
46:18 – Satellites
51:12 – Photo of Earth from the Moon
52:50 – Humans on Mars
55:12 – Propulsion without fuel
1:03:07 – How to build a rocket company
1:10:05 – SpaceX and commercial spaceflight
1:14:38 – Advice to startup founders
1:21:13 – Book recommendations
1:29:31 – Meaning of life

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