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Episode 32 --- How Deep Space Navigation Is Revolutionizing Planetary Science

Episode 32 --- How Deep Space Navigation Is Revolutionizing Planetary Science

FromThe Cosmic Controversy Podcast


Episode 32 --- How Deep Space Navigation Is Revolutionizing Planetary Science

FromThe Cosmic Controversy Podcast

ratings:
Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jan 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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

Titles in the series (66)

Cosmic Controversy covers past and present issues in aerospace and astronomy with your host --- science journalist, Forbes contributor and ”Distant Wanderers: The Search for Planets Beyond the Solar System” author Bruce Dorminey.