Fleet of the Void - Designing Warships for Deep Space (Narration Only)

How would real space war actually work? From stealth myths to fuel limits, explore the brutal physics shaping starships, tactics, and survival in deep space combat. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: Watch my exclusive video Settling Saturn's Rings: Check out The Anatomy of the Nokia 3310: 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: 🌐 Visit our Website: ❤️ Support us on Patreon: ⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: 👥 Facebook Group: 📣 Reddit Community: 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: 💬 SFIA Discord Server: Credits: Fleet of the Void - Designing Warships for Deep Space Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editor: Keith Oxenrider Graphics: Darth Biomech, Fishy Tree, Jeremy Jozwik, Legiontech, Udo Schroeter Music by Epidemic Sound: Chris Zabriskie & Stellardrone Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:53 The Strategic Context – Fighting in the Infinite 4:40 Unpredictable Motion and Limited Fuel Workarounds 6:37 Why Not Use Robot Pilots and Just Dodge Forever? 8:00 The Tethered Fleet: A fuel saving trick 10:13 No Stealth in Space 16:34 Warship Design: Built for the Void, Not for Hollywood 21:31 Command and Crew: Flesh, Steel, and Silence 25:43 Real Engineering 26:43 Life Support 28:06 Tactics in the Deep 31:42 Philosophy of the Void See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Fleet of the Void - Designing Warships for Deep Space (Narration Only) is an episode from Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur by Isaac Arthur.

This episode is 00:33:38 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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