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Passengers
What: Two really pretty people get to know each other in spaaaaaaace.
Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Starring: Christopher Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Lawrence Fishburne
Featuring guest co-host
Adrian Falcone, general-purpose internet nerd
Recommended and Related Media
Seveneves
Hard scifi about surviving in spaaaace! Related somewhat to some of the physics stuff we talked about on this episode. Really, we just want to find more opportunities to talk about Seveneves. 
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“How did the Avalon (seemingly) get to Arcturus so quickly if they’re only traveling at .5 of lightspeed?”
Some more answers to our question about the times and distances of the ship’s travel.
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Show Notes
Ship design
Segmented helix. Simulated/artificial gravity. Fusion reactors and constant acceleration. 0.5c after 30 years.
Arcturus
A red dwarf, 37 lightyears away from earth. Could the ship have made is to that point with the time and speed given? (no) This is the meat right here. Meaningless slingshots. Red Dwarves. Physics!
Stasis
Generation ships vs statis pods. Stasis as a resource-saving measure. IRL research in “stasis” and muscle-mass conservation. Acceptable levels of brain deterioration. “Minor” brain damage.
Anti-collision measures
Kinda like magic. Atomizing rocks in space at 0.5c.
Gravity and the ceasing thereof
How simulated gravity works on a giant spinning torus (or, in this case, a segmented helix). How it ceases, and the physics necessary in order to create the effect seen in the film. Swimming out of floating water.
Goodbyes
We’re on a date!
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