[Interview] A Realistic Way to Intercept An Interstellar Visitor

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How do you plan a trip through the Solar System? What are the orbital mechanics tools that can be used for that? How can all that be used to intercept an interstellar visitor like Oumuamua?

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  • 00:00:00 Intro

  • 00:01:15 Orbital mechanics

  • 00:08:50 Planning missions to outer planets

  • 00:11:15 Special orbits

  • 00:14:40 Gravitational assists

  • 00:20:45 Going to the Sun

  • 00:24:40 Lowest energy highways

  • 00:27:44 Going to asteroids

  • 00:34:10 Intercepting interstellar objects

  • 00:41:07 Propulsion systems

  • 00:52:40 What would a realistic mission look like

  • 01:00:30 Interstellar sample return

  • 01:03:14 Galactic orbits

  • 01:07:37 Outro

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How do you plan a trip through the Solar System? What are the orbital mechanics tools that can be used for that? How can all that be used to intercept an interstellar visitor like Oumuamua?

🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday

  • 00:00:00 Intro

  • 00:01:15 Orbital mechanics

  • 00:08:50 Planning missions to outer planets

  • 00:11:15 Special orbits

  • 00:14:40 Gravitational assists

  • 00:20:45 Going to the Sun

  • 00:24:40 Lowest energy highways

  • 00:27:44 Going to asteroids

  • 00:34:10 Intercepting interstellar objects

  • 00:41:07 Propulsion systems

  • 00:52:40 What would a realistic mission look like

  • 01:00:30 Interstellar sample return

  • 01:03:14 Galactic orbits

  • 01:07:37 Outro

📺 VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/PxYecl2QvT0

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Read by 55,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.

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2023-03-07 69 min
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