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Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

Spacecraft communications and navigation with Badri Younes

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

Science, Technology

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Spacecraft need a navigation and communication infrastructure to carry out their missions. Learn how NASA does it and what’s in store for the future.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Staying in touch and finding your way in space, this week on Planetary Radio.

0:10.6

Welcome.

0:11.6

I'm at Kaplan of the Planetary Society with more of the human adventure across our solar

0:16.5

system and beyond.

0:18.7

Badrionis says a spacecraft that can't communicate or that doesn't know where it is and where

0:23.8

it's going isn't much good to anyone.

0:27.0

We should know Badrionis is a NASA deputy associate administrator and the program manager

0:33.2

of SCAN, spacecraft communications and navigation.

0:38.3

Wait till you hear about some of the amazing networks and technologies that SCAN is working

0:43.4

with, and that every NASA spacecraft and many others depend on.

0:48.2

SCAN is also working on the bleeding edge of technology, including the wild and crazy

0:53.0

field of quantum entanglement.

0:56.1

I'm always happy to welcome back Bruce Betz.

0:58.4

This time his WhatsApp segment will feature four high coup inspired by our light sail

1:04.4

solar sail.

1:06.6

You know the problem with Apple podcasts?

1:08.7

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1:12.0

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1:19.0

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