the first module of the International Space Station was launched in 1998 and it has been
circling the planet for 24 years since then the station has undergone numerous modernizations
module editions and repairs over 400 million dollars have already been invested by NASA in the
construction of the new ISS 2.0 project however if we wish to explore space beyond Earth's orbit
the most Cutting Edge station may not be what we need perhaps what we need is a whole tiny
planet with a research complex that can be located anywhere in the solar system why is it necessary
to build a death star-like megastructure how much does the biggest asteroid cost and is it
possible to build a complete artificial planet and the tech billionaire Elon Musk has found the
solution for this let's find out hello everyone welcome back to Elon Musk Evolution where we
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Channel and click the Bell icon so you don't miss any of our amazing videos why do we want
a complete miniature Planet when we can simply construct a modern equivalent of the ISS which
is what SpaceX and NASA are attempting to do private Skylab will be put into orbit by 2027
and in addition to being a research facility it will also serve as a center for space tourism
a dwelling module with an internal volume of 340 cubic meters which is three times less than the
internal volume of the ISS will be included in Skylab in addition to the laboratory facility
and Technical compartments even though it is small Skylab can help the International
Space Station with a number of issues the Skylab habitat module is inflatable but it is
constructed of layers of patented material that will guard the station against harm from cosmic
radiation and air leakage in addition Skylab is a privately funded Endeavor rather than a
government one which is a major positive the ISS is currently in danger not just because it is
out of date but also because multiple Nations including USA Japan Europe Nations Canada and
Russia are participating in providing technical assistance for it and this condition will change
if until 2023 the states were able to come to an agreement following the War President Vladimir
Putin sparked in the Ukraine the problem is that each Space Age agency is in charge of ensuring
the viability of its own module to increase the service life of its module each of them
performs routine inspections and maintenance the Ross Cosmos module which keeps the ISS in
orbit and figuratively prevents it from falling to Earth will only be able to continue operating
until 2024. NASA jaxa and CSA have extended the operational life of their modules until
2028. as a result it will probably be necessary to deorbit the ISS earlier than expected the primary
issue with the International Space Station though won't be resolved by Skylab a prolonged period of
weightlessness is not only uncomfortable but also dangerous because humans are accustomed to gravity
on Earth the rapid loss of calcium experienced by astronauts leads to a decrease in bone density
and an elevated risk of fractures investigations into the immediate and long-term impacts of zero
gravity are being conducted by space agencies around the world but the findings thus far have
been unsatisfactory but what if we were able to construct a gravity-based space station in that
case long duration space travel would be possible and astronauts could be sent anywhere in the solar
system however creating gravity is not so simple the only solution is to construct a station that
resembles a planet or even a miniature Planet but how is that even possible there are two methods
we can build planets the first is to mimic the natural development of a planet starting with the
protoplanetary disk and ending with a miniature version of Earth the second method is to construct
a space station that resembles a planet like our version of the Death Star which has a diameter of
around 140 kilometers and assuming its constructed of Steel a mass of almost one quadrillion tons
furthermore even though the Death Star will require a lot of time and energy to construct
its mass will be one million times lower than that of Earth for instance the Burj Khalifa Tower which
barely weighs a million tons took three years and ten thousand Builders to construct but it will
still be simpler to construct a death star than a whole planet one-tenth of the mass of Earth is
sufficient for us to create a complete planet and if we pack 700 quintillion tons of material into
a moon-sized sphere we will experience gravity that is identical to that on Earth according to
aerospace engineer Mark hemzel in an article for the Journal of the British interplanetary
Society but how can we reduce all of this Mass to a size where it can happen hemsl suggested
harnessing solar energy it will be able to synthesize enormous quantities of the heavy
metals required to build the planet if we set up a nuclear fusion complex close to our star
osmium iridium and platinum would be created in such a reactor using hydrogen that is a extracted
from the surface of the Sun these elements which have been heated to a temperature of 5500 degrees
Celsius will be fired by the reactor towards the required region of the solar system where they
will crash bind together and create the planet's nucleus the crust can be formed when this Mass
cools to 1600 degrees Celsius and is covered with a silicon layer but from where will we be able to
obtain so much silicon and other resources we will require about three quintillion tons of material
to build the crust of an artificial Planet the Death Star will require one quadrillion tons
of steel to construct with the majority of its components being silicon oxygen and metals we
need to find alternative sources of silicon and metals if we don't want to spend eight hundred
thousand years mining resources as the earth now produces roughly 2 billion tons of steel annually
for instance psyche one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt contains enough nickel and
iron in its reserves to build several death stars with its 10 trillion quadrillion dollar deposits
furthermore the crust of an artificial planet can be constructed from Rocky asteroids however we
will need new technologies and Machinery that has been modified to operate in Low Gravity
situations in order to extract resources is the effort expended worth the overall result well the
iss's issues be resolved by a man-made Planet the lack of gravity is the fundamental problem with
existing space stations but the tiny planet won't have any issues with it what about the Death Star
though its design will need to be considerably different from what has been depicted in the
films according to Adam stelzner an American NASA engineer who works for the jet propulsion
laboratory it will be sufficient to play and place rockets in the orbit of the sphere in order to
create gravity this will cause the death star to spin around its axis and due to centrifugal force
it will be possible to create gravity similar to that of Earth inside furthermore because there is
no friction in Space the Rockets won't need to run continuously the stations rotate won't be slowed
down by anything the internal structure of the Spheres will resemble an onion and the levels will
be layered one Atop The Other the ideal floors to create are those that are in the center of
the sphere technically speaking they will have a gravity that is significantly lower than the
outside envelope however the instability of such a system is a significant drawback steltzner thinks
that such a building would require constant upkeep for instance the crew will need to continuously
alter and clarify the station's precise orbital parameters a research facility may be constructed
on an artificial Planet much more easily there wouldn't be any issues with gravity or stability
even if we construct a fusion reactor close to the Sun and have enough silicon for the crust
there is one issue if a planet were to be created from scratch it would take at least ten thousand
years are you willing to endure such a weight what if we can create Planet more quickly the
Death Star and the miniature Earth would both develop into important research hubs
and well-liked tourist attractions which one would you guys like to go to let us know in the comments
on the other hand China may decide to expand the orbiting complex and possibly utilize it
to help assess Technologies required for potential human exploration of the Moon
especially after recently hitting another milestone in its space station program
in the future Wang Xiang space station system Commander at the China Academy of space technology
said that China is in a position to advance the building of its Tian gong space station Wang said
on China central television as a space station we are at the beginning of our application and
development this year China reportedly completed the three module orbiting complex by launching
two modules to the t-shaped Tian gong however Wang claimed that it was possible to launch
an extension module and dock it with Tian gong's four-part the crew member's living quarters would
be bigger and more pleasant in that module which would also provide more room for incoming vehicles
to dock more room for scientific research would be available thanks to this changing architecture
both inside and outside the station according to Wang for instance if we're going to do manned
lunar exploration in the future then we have some of the spacecraft technology even some of the new
generation of spaceship technologies that can be confirmed in outer space Wang told CCTV the
recent Landing of the shenzhou 14 Mission which spent six months on Tian gong has given China's
plans for future space stations new momentum the return spacecraft for the shenzhou 14 parachuted
into the dong Fang Landing site in inner Mongolia North China on Sunday with astronauts chendong Liu
Yang and kaizuz aboard the entire manned flight was Flawless without any abnormalities according
to Shaolin Deputy technological manager of manned spacecraft systems at cast who said we completed
the in-orbit missions following the plan the astronauts all went out of the cabin in good
health everything was implemented as planned after a 183-day mission the shenzhou 14 crew members are
all in good physical and mental form according to zushong head of the China astronaut research and
Training Center it has created a solid foundation for the ongoing work on medical Assurance medical
and health monitoring and the entire technical system throughout the space station operational
term according to zoo who spoke to CCTV their return and landing were also smooth he added
on June 5 a crew from shenzhou 14 took a flight to the space station they managed
five Rendezvous and dockings while they were in space participated in three spacewalks and
ran a range of scientific and technological investigations the shenzhou 14 Trio achieved
numerous firsts for China in space while in Earth orbit including the first in-orbit
transposition of a space station module and the first Rendezvous of docking between two
20-ton level spacecraft they also established a record by performing three spacewalks in one trip
shenzhou 14 also carried out China's first ever crew Handover handing over control of Tian gong
to the freshly arriving shenzhou 15 astronauts before departing for Earth on November 30 the
shenzhou 15 crew which included Zhang Liu Deng King Ming and Commander Faye Jun long reached
Tian gong the shenzhou 14-manned mission according to the criteria of the mission outline was a full
success said Lin Z Kang deputy director of the China man space agency in a statement to CCTV
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