Episode 492
How do we prevent space collisions?
How do nations prevent collisions between spacecraft? Is there a space traffic control?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
November 22, 20213m 34s
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Show Notes
This week, Matt contacted us asking "With three space missions currently converging on Mars how do the nations avoid orbital collisions? Do they share data, do they have transponders or space traffic control etc?". Katie King spoke with Chris Bridges, academic at Surrey Space Centre in the University of Surrey to find out how we keep our spacecraft from colliding.... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
satelliteSPACEaviationcollisiondebrisspace debrisChris Bridges