Imagine the Sun is about to explode or a planet-destroying asteroid is approaching. Or maybe you want to take Earth for a joy ride around the Universe. Buckle up as we explore piloting Spaceship Earth out of our Solar System. What would it take to free our planet from the Sun’s gravity? Which innovative ideas would be the most efficient? And why would we need to nearly destroy everything on Earth to make this work?

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00:00 : Turning Earth into a Spaceship
01:00 : Spaceship Earth
02:10 : Chemical Rockets
03:08 : Fusion Rockets
04:03 : Ion Engines
04:54 : Solar Sails
06:17 : Gravitational Slingshot


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See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8601e64c4b83e7e5171b

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