Have you ever thought about being an Astronaut? In this episode of Info Under the Radar, we will talk about space mission. How are they designed? Why is moon all of a sudden important again? What does day to job of a person at a space agency look like?...and much more

Our Guest today is Dr. Waldemar Martens, mission analyst: European Space Agency. Waldemar, theoretical physicist at heart is an expert in Space Trajectory planning. He will share his experience and some concepts from what it looks like from the field itself. He also happens to be a Musician, so that is another fascinating thing we explored. But most of all, he is a very candid person who tried his best (& possibly succeeded) in painting our imagination with the brush of science in his hands

If you ever had tad bit of interest in space, this episode will leave you wanting for more.... like in a good way of course

(00:00 ) - Intro

(12:30 ) - Welcoming Waldemar

(13:29 ) - Why are we interested in Moon mission again? Why did our missions stop decades ago?

(17:58 ) - What are these new Lunar missions about?

(25:25 ) - What does the Lunar Trajectory design process look like

(32:30 ) - How can the Moon help in Earth-to-Jupiter transfer?

(36:10 ) - Why can't we just use ISS?

(37:04 ) - What does the design process of a space trajectory design looks like?

(43:45 ) - What are the things to consider while designing a space trajectory?

(44:44 ) - Does one have to consider space debris while designing a trajectory?

(47:13 ) - Why are space mission so slow?

(51:38 ) - What's the degree of error that could be accounted for?

(57:18 ) - Do modern day space mission use tech like AI/ML?

(59:10 ) - What are the teams that make a space mission possible?

(62:45 ) - Waldemar's views on privatization of space missions & Space tourism?

(68:00 ) - What does a mission analysts day-to-day job look like?

(71:10 ) - Sustainably and Space missions?

(75:13 ) - How does the creative side plays with Waldemar's cerebral part?

(77:10 ) - What are some of the missions that are exciting to him?

(80:10 ) - Has Waldemar made any fatal mistake while working that he regretted later?

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