Philip Metzger: Every Moon Landing Could Damage the Next One
2.2K views · Feb 16, 2026 · Science & Technology
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@josephftruncale7051 · 7 months ago
Wow, what a terrific way to spend 44 minutes! Both interviewers were well prepared, asking intelligent questions, and allowing Mr. Metzger to provide answers of proper length without interruption. <br>As a follower of Phil on X, I consider him a polymath. This being the first time hearing him speak, he demonstrated other skills, mainly speaking prowess and the ability to quickly construct and deliver appropriate answers to his hosts’ questions. His views seem realistic in that disasters and glorious opportunities are often equally addressed as possibilities, though he is hard at work trying to create more of the latter. And he is a Teacher and mentor, investing time and effort with students. It’s the most important job in the world.
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@thinkingonpaper · 7 months ago
A few hear hitting quotes from the show: <br><br>On data centers in space: "10 years from now, it'll be cheaper to build a large data center in space than to build it on the earth, largely because of the cost of delay. A very large data center might make $20 billion of revenue a year. And so a two-year delay could be a $40 billion loss."<br><br>On Helium-3: "When you look at quantum computing and how quantum computing is going to scale up to gigantic levels, the amount of helium that you need for that cannot possibly be made on earth. We're not going to be able to scale up the nuclear reactors fast enough."<br><br>On Asteroid Mining: "Lunar and asteroid mining are going to be synergistic and are both gonna be very real and important."
@thinkingonpaper · 7 months ago
Hey you! Yes, you, the beautiful curious mind.. .if you want this on your podcast rotation, you can stream on Spotify, Apple and everywhere else here - <a href="https://pod.link/1713227258/episode/OWIyZTkxMGQtMmM4Ni00MWM0LThkNWUtMzZmMTBhNWQ4YTgy">https://pod.link/1713227258/episode/OWIyZTkxMGQtMmM4Ni00MWM0LThkNWUtMzZmMTBhNWQ4YTgy</a>
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