Getting to the Moon Is Much More Complex Than You Think

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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 Current obsessions
32:10 Final thoughts


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