Philip Metzger: Podcast Interviews

Philip Metzger, PhD

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Astrophysicist, Physicist

3 Interviews

Philip Metzger's Interviews

Jonathan McCrea & Philip Metzger • 14 Sep 2021 • EN

Futureproof Gold: The Trouble with Moon Dust

With no gravity or atmosphere to speak of, and temperatures lurching from 127C to minus 173C - the Moon is a dangerous place. That being said, certain death, if exposed to its environment, isn’t stopping us from trying to get back up there - far from it. But there is one tiny thing that might put a spanner in the works

Jonathan McCrea & Philip Metzger • 11 Sep 2021 • EN

Could Humans Be Too Heavy For Mars?

Over the course of the last 20 years, and over many missions, we have inched ever closer to the day of getting humans to Mars. But of the many issues that lie ahead in that pursuit, one is perhaps unexpected - humans and all the things that go with them are heavy. And that's a serious problem. Dr. Philip Metzger, Plane

Jonathan McCrea & Philip Metzger • 19 Mar 2021 • EN

The Trouble With Moon Dust

With no gravity or atmosphere to speak of, and temperatures lurching from 127C to minus 173C - the Moon is a dangerous place. That being said, certain death if exposed to its environment isn’t stopping us from trying to get back up there - far from it. But there is one tiny thing that might put a spanner in the works i