It's Dyson Sphere Time

Join Ben and Paul as they welcome Blue Origin’s New Glenn to the stage, analysing its payload capabilities in comparison to Starship and Falcon Heavy and what it means for breaking launch monopolies. The conversation takes a deep philosophical dive, arguing that humanity has stalled in a "Gilded Age" and requires a new frontier to reignite hope and expansion, much like the push West in t...

Join Paul and Ben as they debate the path to humanity's energy future, starting with a "case against the Dyson sphere" by exploring terrestrial solutions like micro-nuclear reactors and geothermal energy . The conversation quickly pivots to the incredible, yet now routine, progress in space, highlighting SpaceX's Falcon 9 achieving a record 30 reflights for a single booster and...

Join Ben and Paul as they unpack the latest surge in space-based computing and exploration. This episode kicks off with the launch of an Axiom Space data center experiment to the ISS, designed to test commercial off-the-shelf hardware for AI and ML workloads in orbit. The conversation then shifts to StarCloud's major moves, including a partnership with Google to run the Gemini AI model on an...

Join us as Ben Sand & Philip Johnston  explore the groundbreaking push to take compute extraterrestrial! Discover how Philip Johnston from Starcloud's team is overcoming the immense challenges of radiation shielding and thermal management to launch powerful Nvidia H100s into space on a cutting-edge demonstrator satellite. This episode delves into the innovative deployable radiator technol...

Join us in a conversation between Paul and Ben, discussing the emergence of Dyson spheres and orbital data centres. In this episode they highlight that major companies like StarCloud, Star Catcher, Axiom Space, and even prominent figures such as Eric Schmidt and Jeff Bezos are investing in space-based infrastructure. The conversation addresses common concerns about such ventures, including radiati...