NASA Chief Engineer Brian Muirhead Explains How to Properly Build a Death Star

In a video for WiredNASA Chief Engineer Brian Muirhead explains how to properly build a Death Star by harvesting an asteroid. Muirhead also discusses NASA’s upcoming asteroid redirect mission which will put a small asteroid in orbit around the Moon, and how ion engines work in both the real world and the Star Wars universe.

Glen Tickle
Glen Tickle

Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.