Mark recommended this sci-fi book, which is set on a moon base and features a heist element, calling it totally worth reading.
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You should read Artemis by Andy Weir. It's a sci fi. It's a moon base setting. The main character is awesome. The whole thing. It's very like heisty. It's got like a heist shenanigans aspect to it. Ye...
— Episode: How Do You Pan?
Episode: How Do You Pan?
Mark recommended this sci-fi book, which is set on a moon base and features a heist element, calling it totally worth reading.
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You should read Artemis by Andy Weir. It's a sci fi. It's a moon base setting. The main character is awesome. The whole thing. It's very like heisty. It's got like a heist shenanigans aspect to it. Yeah. Awesome. Also totally worth reading. Love that book.
Andy Weir, the author of 'The Martian' and 'Artemis', made a prediction about the cost of commercial space launches, specifically, a decrease in the price per kilogram to low earth orbit.
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Hello, StarTalk. This is Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Artemis.
— Episode: Predictions: This Year in Science
Episode: Predictions: This Year in Science
Andy Weir, the author of 'The Martian' and 'Artemis', made a prediction about the cost of commercial space launches, specifically, a decrease in the price per kilogram to low earth orbit.
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Hello, StarTalk. This is Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Artemis.
Currently the cheapest way to get mass into low earth orbit is to buy space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster. The price works out to be about $2,700 per kilogram. I predict that in 2018, there will be at least one commercial space launch where the price per kilogram to low earth orbit is $2,200 per kilogram or less.
Episode: A Conversation with Andy Weir – Special Bonus Epis...
It is a heist/crime novel set on the Moon, exploring the economic and social aspects of a lunar city, and was discussed in detail, including details like the cost of living, the local economy and the resource management.
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And Audible has the newest book from today's guest, Andy Weir, Listen to Artemis, read by Rosario Dawson today.
So Andy, you couldn't leave it alone. I just couldn't.
Putting a dude on Mars was not enough. Insufficient. Insufficient. I'm putting a city on the moon.
Having a movie about the book was not enough.
It's a heist story. A heist crime novel that happens to be on the moon.
Episode: A Conversation with Andy Weir – Special Bonus Epis...
It is a heist/crime novel set on the moon, which explores the concept of humanity's first non-Earth city and the economic reasons for its existence.
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And Audible has the newest book from today's guest, Andy Weir, Listen to Artemis, read by Rosario Dawson today.
You just had to keep doing this.
Just can't.
It's a sickness.
Putting a dude on Mars was not enough.
Episode: Predictions: This Year in Science
Andy Weir, the author of 'The Martian' and 'Artemis', made a prediction about the cost of commercial space launches in 2018, specifically the cost per kilogram to low earth orbit.
"
Hello, StarTalk. This is Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Artemis.
Episode: A Conversation with Andy Weir – Special Bonus Epis...
It is a heist/crime novel set on the moon, where the author explored humanity's first non-Earth city and the economic, social, and environmental aspects of such a settlement.
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Having a movie about the book was not enough.
Yeah, no, I mean, it was a good start.
You just had to keep going.
Gotta.
That's my whole job.
Episode: A Conversation with Andy Weir – Special Bonus Epis...
It is a heist/crime novel set on the Moon. It was discussed at length and explored the scientific aspects of creating a lunar city.
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And Audible has the newest book from today's guest, Andy Weir, Listen to Artemis, read by Rosario Dawson today.
So Andy, you couldn't leave it alone. I just couldn't.
You just had to keep doing this. Just can't.
I'm putting a city on the moon.
It's a heist story. A heist crime novel that happens to be on the moon.
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