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[Interview+] Getting to the Moon Is Much More Complex Than You Think
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BONUS PART starts at 29:32
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We're pretty familiar with orbits around the Earth. But as we start putting more and more things on the Moon, it means we'll need to cover more and more orbits that go to and around the Moon. And it's actually much trickier than you think.
🟣 Guest: Dr. Aaron Rosengren https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/node/3654
📜 The Astrodynamics Primer on Cislunar and Translunar Space https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.26367
00:00 Intro
01:51 New operating volume in space
03:58 Lunar orbits during the Apollo era
09:42 Lagrange points
14:07 Artemis orbits
25:34 Kessler syndrome in cislunar space
29:32 Risks of crushing things into the Moon
39:00 Current obsessions
41:38 Final thoughts