Curiosity Theory
Curiosity Theory
Dr. Dakotah Tyler & Justin Shaifer
The Rocket Engines That Don't Burn Fuel | Dr. Naia Butler-Craig
1 hour 12 minutes Posted Jun 16, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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In this episode of Curiosity Theory, hosts Dr. Dakotah Tyler and Justin Shaifer sit down with Dr. Naia Butler-Craig, a newly minted aerospace engineer and NASA electric propulsion researcher, for a conversation about rocket science, how we actually move through space, and where humans are headed next. The discussion moves from her path through grad school and into NASA to how electric propulsion works and why it beats chemical rockets on efficiency, what it would really take to get people to ...