Space Mission Design: Interplanetary Trajectories and Operations

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Introduces space mission design, covering human and robotic missions, trajectories, energy management, and propulsion.

Covers spacecraft propulsion, interplanetary transfer, aerodynamic braking, and orbit insertion techniques in space missions.

Covers private space missions to the ISS, including future plans, nodal regression, Sun-synchronous orbits, and rendezvous strategies.

Explores the slingshot maneuver in space mission design using real mission examples.

Explores aerodynamic braking maneuvers in space missions using planetary atmospheres to adjust spacecraft orbits and save propellant.

Covers the Kepler Laws, orbital motion, reduced mass, and orbital periods.

Explores gravitational force, energy potential, satellite orbits, and the solar system.

Covers advanced physics topics related to gravitational forces and Johannes Kepler's contributions to understanding planetary motion.

Discusses the Hohmann transfer for small AV and orbital parameters at different altitudes.