Whoever builds something here will be rich beyond measure - Fabio Pacucci
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Since the 1950s, governments, companies, and researchers have been planting flags among the stars. But while it might seem like there’s plenty of room in space, some pieces of celestial real estate are more valuable than others. As far as human space exploration is concerned, Lagrange points may be the most important places in our solar system. So what exactly are they? Fabio Pacucci explains.
In the lesson, we mentioned that gravity balances additional "apparent" forces in the Lagrange points. Can you mention some of them? Can you think of another physical system where apparent forces are essential?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Fabio Pacucci
- Director Tim Rauch
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Music Tim Rauch
- Sound Designer Tim Rauch
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Anna Bechtol, Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
