In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss how private companies are changing space and ocean explorations, what regulations and jurisdictions' role in each of these areas and what questions or uncertainty arises from these new endeavors. 

Research/Resources:

• “Which Is More Dangerous: Outer Space or the Deep Sea?” by Syris Valentine. Published in the Scientific American website July 31, 2023 and available on https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/which-is-more-dangerous-outer-space-or-the-deep-sea/ 
• “OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for ‘Catastrophic’ Problems With Titanic Mission” by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Jenny Gross, and Anna Betts. Published in the New York Times website June 20, 2023 and available on https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/oceangate-titanic-missing-submersible.html
• “Ocean Exploration Companies List” by Technote. Published in the Technote website  and available on https://technote.ai/technology/ocean-exploration-companies
• “SpaceX to the FAA: The industry needs you to move faster” by Christian Davenport. Published in the Washington Post website Oct 17, 2023 and available on  https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/17/spacex-congress-licenses-faa-starship/
• “A second Titanic tragedy: The failure of OceanGate’s Titan” by David Pogue. Published in the CBS website June 25, 2023 and available on  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-tragedy-the-failure-of-oceangate-submersible-titan/ 
• “OceanGate: Navigating Regulations in Relatively New Spaces” by Mihir Kavishwar. Published in LinkedIn website July 3, 2023 and available on https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oceangate-navigating-regulation-relatively-new-spaces-mihir-kavishwar/ 
• “Role of Technology in Ocean Exploration” by Marcia McNutt. Published in NOAA website and available on https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/02davidson/background/technology/technology.html
• “White House lays out possible rules for private space stations and more” by Mike Wall. Published in Space.com website Nov 15, 2023 and available on https://www.space.com/white-house-private-space-stations-regulations
• OceanX (https://oceanx.org/)
• NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/)
• United Nations (https://www.un.org)

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