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Planetary science
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Explores how tidal forces can break celestial bodies at the Roche limit.
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Slingshot ManeuverMOOC: Space Mission Design and Operations
Explores the slingshot maneuver in space mission design using real mission examples.
Asteroids and Comets Collision ThreatsMOOC: Space Mission Design and Operations
Explores the risks of asteroids and comets colliding with Earth and innovative strategies for mitigating these threats.
Solar Radiation Spectrum: Understanding Earth's Energy Balance
Explores the solar radiation spectrum, Earth's energy balance, gravitational wells, and space debris challenges.
Space Mission Design: Interplanetary Trajectories and Operations
Discusses space mission design, focusing on interplanetary trajectories, operations, and aerodynamic braking techniques.
Space Missions and Solar Radiation: Insights and Innovations
Discusses recent space missions, solar radiation effects, and key concepts in spacecraft design and orbital mechanics.
Solar Radiation Spectrum
Explores the solar radiation spectrum, Earth's energy budget, spacecraft design, and space debris challenges.
Interplanetary Trajectories: Orbital CharacteristicsMOOC: Space Mission Design and Operations
Covers interplanetary trajectories, sphere of influence, and orbital characteristics of planets.
Space Mission Design and Operations
Covers space mission design, spacecraft energy, orbits, and maneuvers, including gravity effects, tethers, and interplanetary trajectories.