If we want to send an interstellar probe to the nearest stars, getting there isn't the only problem. We explore nontrivial problems like getting the signal back from the probes, communicating within the swarm, choosing which data to send back and much more with Marshall Eubanks.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:29 Megaprojects in the Solar System
00:13:09 Chasing Oumuamua
00:23:17 Breakthrough Starshot
00:33:59 Swarms
00:50:52 How do we start practicing
01:00:39 Current obsessions

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