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?

My guest today is Damon Landau from JPL, NASA

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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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