The Astronomycast Episode 484 transfer orbits and gravitational assists.

Welcome to Astronomycast for weekly facts based journey through the Cosmos, where we help

you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.

I'm Fraser Cain, publisher of the Universe today with me, as always, Dr. Pamela Gay, the

Director of Technology and Citizen Science in the Astronomical Society of the Pacific,

and the Director of Cosmquest.

Hey, how are you doing?

I'm doing well.

How are you doing, Fraser?

Good.

I really feel like I don't have a long enough title though.

That's for sure.

You know, when I was in undergraduate school, I was told that you have increased amounts

of power according to how many keys you have to a point at which the fewer keys you have,

the more power you have.

So the person who has one key to unlock all the things has the most power.

That may be you.

If a person has no title, do they have the best title?

Good question.

Possibly.

Right.

Sounds good.

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