With the race to commercialize space underway, engineers at Space X are looking to the ocean for the landing and take-offs of their massive new Starship vessel. Using the same technology the oil and gas industry pioneered for a different application, floating spaceports can keep their operations safe from population centers.

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In this episode, I detail the engineering considerations to renovate a drilling rig for space applications. Tune in below!