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Episode 32 --- How Deep Space Navigation Is Revolutionizing Planetary Science
Episode 32 --- How Deep Space Navigation Is Revolutionizing Planetary Science
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jan 8, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Deep space navigator Coralie Adam explains the tricky navigation needed to guide NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft on its flyby of the Pluto system in 2015. The spacecraft continues operation today. Meanwhile, Adam and colleagues are awaiting the arrival of a touch-and-go sample garnered from the asteroid Bennu which is expected back at Earth in 2023. We discuss how deep space navigation is facilitating the precise exploration of the solar system.
Released:
Jan 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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