SpaceX's Starship rocket is nearing first orbital tests. This Super Heavy launch vehicle promises to lift enormous masses into space, and do so at far cheaper costs than the competitors. What could these capabilities do for astronomy though? Join us today as we explore the potential transformative power of Starship for astronomy. Written & presented by Prof David Kipping. → Support our research program: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support → Get merch here! null THANK-YOU to our supporters D. Smith, M. Sloan, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, S. Brownlee, N. Kildal, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zajonc, C. Wolfred, L. Skov, G. Benson, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, D. Holland, E. Hanway, D. Murphree, S. Hannum, T. Donkin, K. Myers, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Black, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, K. Weber, S. Marks, L. Robinson, F. Van Exter, S. Roulier, B. Smith, P. Masterson, R. Sievers, G. Canterbury, J. Kill, J. Cassese, J. Kruger, S. Way, P. Finch, S. Applegate, L. Watson, T. Wheeler, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, E. Dessoi, J. Alexander, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, C. Hays, S. Krasner, W. Evans, D. Bansal, J. Curtin, J. Sturm, RAND Corp., I. Attard, M. Donovan, N. Corwin & M. Mangione. ::References:: ► House Science, Space, and Technology Committee video: https://science.house.gov/hearings/keeping-our-sights-on-mars-part-3-a-status-update-and-review-of-nasas-artemis-initiative ► Starship Update by SpaceX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N7L8Xhkzqo ::Music:: Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist ► Hill - There is But One Good [https://open.spotify.com/album/4pmiXcyRpPlFjWjb45pYLx] ► Hill - Arc [https://open.spotify.com/album/4pmiXcyRpPlFjWjb45pYLx] ► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder 2 ► Falls - Life in Binary ► Chris Zabriskie - The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow ► Atlas - Waking Up ::Film/TV clips used:: ► Interstellar (2014) Paramount Pictures ::Chapters:: 00:00 Prologue 00:48 Space Telescopes 05:10 Starship Background 07:38 Bigger is Better 10:42 What Makes Starship Different 16:32 Astronomy Benefits 21:41 Risk 22:46 Outro and Credits #SpaceX #Starship #CoolWorlds