The business of space travel | DW Documentary

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Astrophysicist Gernot Grömer wants to promote space travel. So he founded the Austrian Space Forum. Grömer sees himself as a “shipbuilder” who’s working on making the journey to Mars possible in 20 to 30 years.

To this end, he conducts analog missions here on Earth. For these, scientists known as analog astronauts practice for the journey to the Red Planet, collecting knowledge along the way. AMADEE-24 is the name of the current mission, which will take place in 2024 in cooperation with the Armenian Space Agency in the Ararat region, an environment with Mars-like geology.

The film accompanies the mission through its highs and lows. However, the Austrian Space Forum and its many volunteers are not only practicing for the colonization of Mars. Under the direction of Gernot Grömer, they are also working on a nanosatellite that searches for space debris. Space may be infinite, but the Earth’s nearby orbits now resemble a large garbage dump.

Europe must keep a foot in the door, rather than leaving the space race up to China and the USA: That’s the goal of Augsburg rocket engineer Stefan Brieschenk. He founded the Rocket Factory Augsburg in 2018. He’s working hard, both here and in the far north of Sweden, on a rocket that will soon launch satellites into space from Europe — at an unbeatable price. The Rocket Factory recycles items from other industrial sectors, including tanks from the brewing industry.

A film that sheds light on the opportunities and risks inherent to the business of space.

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24 thoughts on “The business of space travel | DW Documentary”

  4. The desire to invent a source of profit today with such an uncertain and improbable future product is not new. Any fraudster does it. But they know they are committing crimes. Only respectable institutions can do this on a large scale without worrying about repression by the Justice system. During the Middle Ages, the Church sold indulgences to raise money to implement the papal agenda. Many of these private corporations that raise money to develop space technology do exactly the same thing in a different way. Selling forgiveness and an entrance to heaven is not qualitatively different from selling an illusory ticket to Mars. Elon Musk is the king of space fraud, a sort of secular Pope of rockets. And he is treated as such by fools.😂😂😂

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  9. Aaaah, this is nonsense. Mining asteroids and or comets is the true trillion dollar industry and the only industry space folks are interested in, follow the money and not the gaslight. If you don’t believe me, check human history and what we have always explored for and fought over….always! Who knows maybe we changed and this time we won’t go for the money and wealth….somehow.

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  11. Man yearns to sail amongst the stars, and when man has travelled far across the cosmic ocean, his thoughts will turn to earth,- and his heart will long to return home….!

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  15. This is a foolish video. Its not economically feasible to move such production to the moon. It's just a way to get government funds and kickbacks.

    Instead of engaging in foolish wasteful activities how about improving gold production on earth. But that would mean paying a living wage. They'd rather waste more than that on expensive processes.

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  20. While I appreciate space exploration and scientific advancement, this documentary uncritically promotes dangerous fantasies about Mars colonization that could risk human lives. The fundamental barriers to human survival on Mars – lethal radiation, toxic soil, no magnetic field, extreme temperatures, and lack of breathable atmosphere – aren't just "engineering challenges" to overcome, they're biological impossibilities for long-term human habitation. It's concerning to see respected media like DW presenting these unrealistic ventures without questioning the ethics of promoting schemes that could endanger human life. Instead of indulging in Mars colonization fantasies, we should focus on practical space applications and robotic exploration that don't put human lives at risk. The value of human life should always come before grandiose space colonization dreams.

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  22. We are not getting on mars till next century, Today tech is not good enough including space x… That's the fact!.. this century will be all about getting better at technology that's it!.

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  23. There is a language barrier issue here. An “analogue Astronaut” in English would be the opposite of a “digital Astronaut”. In English these words should be flipped. They are Astronaut analogues, meaning a substitute or alternative type of astronaut. Cool video!

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