In this episode of the Multiplanetary Society host Timothy Reuter welcomes back Dr. Michael "Orbit" Nayak, a distinguished program manager at DARPA with a career that spans roles as a space shuttle engineer, flight director, planetary scientist at NASA Ames, and even a skydiving instructor. They discuss how to create a sustainable lunar economy, the economics of mining in space, and the connection between science fiction and scientific progress.
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