[NIAC 2025] NASA Just Funded This Project. Assembling Large Structures in Space

Space Docks are everywhere in science fiction. It's the most logical way to build big constructions in space. So, NASA funded a futuristic project that studies the possibility of assembling structures in space. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 🚀 NIAC 2024 playlist 🚀 NIAC 2023 playlist 🟣 Guest: Dr Vojtech Holub https://thinkorbital.com/ 🚀 NIAC award, Construction Assembly Destination: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/construction-assembly-destination/ 00:00 Intro 01:26 Welding in space experiment 08:03 The NIAC award 27:39 Current obsessions 30:01 Final thoughts and more interviews 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/3BHNz68krNM 📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast