Observe the Universe from Deep Space [NIAC 2023]
This is the first part of my interview with Dr Christopher Morrison. In this one, we re discussing the concept of a propulsion system that should allow things like catching up with an interstellar visitor or delivering a telescope to the outer part of the Solar System. 🦄 Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/universetoday 👉 Previous Interview with Dr Chris Morrison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsON8yF5Rjo 👉 More about the NIAC grant: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/RadioisotopeElectric_Propulsion_System/ 00:00 Intro 01:16 Intersecting interstellar objects 09:39 Which technical challenges are solved 17:20 Spacecraft design 20:05 Finding captured interstellar objects 28:05 One more thing 35:00 What s next 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe Free: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ 🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcain Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday Facebook: https://facebook.com/universetoday Instagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.