258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew)

Jake and Anthony are joined by Daniel Drew of the University of Hawaiʻi to talk about SPARK, his concept for exploring Titan’s caves with aerobots powered by solid-state atmospheric ion thrusters. Seriously.

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• Episode 258 - Not a Space Guy (with Daniel Drew) - YouTube
• SPARK
• This Crazy Robot Could Explore the CAVES of Titan [NIAC 2026] - YouTube
• Huygens's descent to Titan's surface - YouTube
• Oryctes rhinoceros - Wikipedia
• Spotted lanternfly - Wikipedia
• Spotted Lanternfly Alert | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Here’s Why You Should Kill Spotted Lanternflies - The New York Times

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