[Q&A] RoboAstronauts, Replacing Kepler, Starship HLS in Danger

Will astronauts be eventually replaced by robots in space? Is there a plan for a replacement for the Kepler telescope? Do Intuitive Machines failures mean that Starship HLS is kind of in danger? And in our free bonus question on Patreon, will Artemis become 100% SpaceX? All this and more in this Q&A show. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 00:00 Start 00:30 Will astronauts be replaced by robots? 05:12 Is the vertical Starship HLS in danger? 07:44 What does NASA budget cuts mean for Chandra? 11:53 Are there any plans to repalce Kepler? 📺 VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/jWYHflFer-o 📰 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