Mega Constellations VS Ground-Based Astronomy

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There soon will be tens of thousands of satellites in orbit. Possibly, even millions. Does it mean that ground-based Astronomy is a lost cause? How can we make it work? Also, how is New Horizons doing?

🟣 Guest: Dr. Alan Stern
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New Horizons: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/new-horizons/
LUCY: https://lucy.swri.edu/

00:00 Intro
00:57 How's New Horizons doing
02:17 Next target
08:43 More science for New Horizons
11:07 Possible follow-up missions
13:18 Funding issues
19:05 New Horizons continues to do science
23:48 Mega-constellations vs ground-based astronomy
39:54 Current obsessions
44:27 Final thoughts

00:00 Intro
01:16 Escaping the gravity well
06:53 Limiting factors
09:47 Rockets
15:18 Can a civilizations get trapped
20:51 Current obsessions
27:09 Final thoughts

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