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episode 21: Space Mission Control at ESA's ESOC
This episode covers my visit at the European Space Agency’s (ESA) European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt,Germany. After a short tour of the facilities with Andreas Schepers I had the chance to interview Uwe Feucht (Head of Flight Dynamics Division) on space flight dynamics and Paolo Ferri (Headof the Solar and Planetary Missions Division) on Mars Express, Venus Express and Rosetta.
- Keplers Law of Planetary Motion
- Orbital Classifications
- Escape Velocity
- Gravity Assist/Swing-By
- Special Relativity
- Rosetta at ESA and at Wikipedia
- Mars Express at ESA and at Wikipedia
- Venus Express at ESA and at Wikipedia
- Ulysses at ESA and at Wikipedia
- Cluster Mission at ESA and at Wikipedia