The Orbital Ring is a type of launch-assist system that goes beyond moving small ships and crews into space and allows cheap movement of bulk cargo up to space, into orbit, and beyond. The channel has reached 100,000 subscribers just before this episode's release, check out the 100k special here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUMrT6QaSKc Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/orbital-rings Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Jarred Eagley Katie Byrne Misho Yordanov Murat Mamkegh Pierre Demet Sergio Botero Stefan Blandin Script Editing: Andy Popescu Connor Hogan Edward Nardella Eustratius Graham Gregory Leal Jefferson Eagley Luca de Rosa Michael Gusevsky Mitch Armstrong MolbOrg Naomi Kern Philip Baldock Sigmund Kopperud Steve Cardon Tiffany Penner Music: Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" Kai Engel, "Endless Story about Sun and Moon" Koalips, "Kvazar" Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" Dan McLeod, NeptuneUK, "Mysterious Universe" AJ Prasad, "Staring Through"