Episode 19 Gravity Assist Maneuvers: Catching a Free Ride in Space - BIIRS Season 2

But it is Rocket Science

Have you ever wondered how we can send probes all the way to Mercury? Can a spacecraft catch a free ride in space without using extra fuel? Jupiter flyby is a pretty cool term but what does it mean? To get answers to these questions, tune in to our latest episode that's all about gravity assist maneuvers aka slingshot maneuvers! Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Henna's Sources: “A Gravity Assist Primer.” NASA Science, https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/basics/primer/. “Delta-v Budget.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 6 Aug. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-v_budget. Fly By Trajectories, Delta V & Gravity Assists, YouTube, 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Ta0Io-qO4. “Hohmann Transfer Orbit Diagram.” The Planetary Society, www.planetary.org/space-images/hohmann-transfer-orbit. “How Does the Slingshot Effect (or Gravity Assist) Work to Change the Orbit of a Spacecraft?” Scientific American, Scientific American, 11 July 2005, www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-does-the-slingshot-ef/. How To Perform a Gravity Assist, YouTube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CqBP-CtM0c “Orbital Maneuver.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 Apr. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_maneuver. Wertz, James Richard., and Wiley J. Larson. Space Mission Analysis and Design. Microcosm, 1999. Why Doesn't the Moon Fall to Earth? Exploring Orbits and Gravity, YouTube, 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXVRu6JL54. Anna's Sources: Alexander, Donovan. 11 Influential Inventions from the 1920s That You Should Definitely Know About. 20 Sept. 2019, interestingengineering.com/11-influential-inventions-from-the-1920s-that-you-should-definitely-know-about. “Ask an Astronomer.” Cool Cosmos, coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/25-How-far-is-Mercury-from-Earth-. Baikonur Cosmodrome. 1 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome. “BepiColombo Overview.” ESA, www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/BepiColombo_overview2. “BepiColombo.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 June 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BepiColombo. Berger, Eric. All Hail Luna 3, Rightful King of 1950s Space Missions. 4 Oct. 2019, arstechnica.com/science/2019/10/all-hail-luna-3-rightful-king-of-1950s-space-missions/. ESA. “Bepicolombo Takes Last Snaps of Earth En Route to Mercury.” ESA Science & Technology , 10 Apr. 2020, sci.esa.int/web/bepicolombo/-/bepicolombo-takes-last-snaps-of-earth-en-route-to-mercury. Friedrich Zander. 5 Sept. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Zander. “Giuseppe 'Bepi' Colombo: Grandfather of the Fly-By.” ESA, www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA_history/Giuseppe_Bepi_Colombo_Grandfather_of_the_fly-by. Harbhovska, Olha. Yuriy Kondratyuk: A Ukrainian Mathematician Ahead of His Time. 23 Oct. 2019, www.americahousekyiv.org/ah-blog/2019/10/23/yuriy-kondratyuk-a-ukrainian-mathematician-ahead-of-his-time. In Depth. solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/luna-03/in-depth/. Mars, Kelli. “45 Years Ago: Mariner 10 First to Explore Mercury.” NASA, NASA, 27 Mar. 2019, www.nasa.gov/feature/45-years-ago-mariner-10-first-to-explore-mercury. “Mercury Exploration Mission ‘BepiColombo.’” JAXA, global.jaxa.jp/projects/sas/bepi/. NASA History Newsletter. 1 Oct. 1965, history.nasa.gov/nltr3.pdf. Redd, Nola Taylor. “How Far Away Is Venus?” Space.com, Space, 17 Nov. 2012, www.space.com/18529-distance-to-venus.html. Tidal Locking. 26 Aug. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking.