How to Design a Space Mission! Physics Chat with Adam Amara

This chat is a big one. We managed to find time in Professor Adam Amara's busy schedule to talk with him about just how you go about designing a space mission and all the complications that come along with it.
Adam also tells us about his dream space mission and what else he finds time to get up to.
Hosts: Susanna Green, Sergi Sirera Lahoz, Fox Davidson
Producer: Joe Callow, Chris Pattison
Editor: Fox Davidson
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[@ChrisPattisonCosmo]

Great video as always!

[@luciafonsecadelabella3617]

I wonder whether Gene Roddenberry was ever aware of the incredible impact the Star Trek series had over generations of scientists!! Well done guys! Great video!!!

[@grahamdavidson9492]

Excellent episode as always and great to meet Adam too, what a coup for the team! Susanna asked for ideas for space missions so I thought I would like a Stealth satellite painted in Vanta black to avoid detection in the visible spectrum but which also has some ingenious cooling system to cater for the non visual spectrum too. Ground breaking optics, a robotic arm to allow for satellite capture or servicing and a dual fuel system to allow for fast transits when required but maybe ion thrusters for station keeping.