Ep. 47 - Spaceflight Dynamics ft. Shaziana Kaderali

<p>Our guest this week, <strong>Shaziana Kaderali</strong>, is a <strong>Master's</strong> candidate at <strong>McGill University</strong> in <strong>Aerospace Engineering</strong>. Her research is focused on Space Situational Awareness and Spaceflight Dynamics. She helps satellite operators avoid collisions, among much else! She's a jack of all trades and a master of all of them, and we've got her on the show to talk all things aerospace!<br> <br> <strong>Questions Answered</strong><br> What's an aerospace engineer thinking about first thing in the morning?<br> What do we mean by dynamics and specifically aerospace dynamics?<br> What's going on up there in orbit around our lovely little planet?<br> Should we be worried about the exponential increase in orbital objects and debris in freefall around the earth?<br> What is the future of aerospace engineering going to look like?<br> How do we dispose of dead or defunct spacecraft and what's the end-of-life process?<br> and many, many, <em>many </em>more!</p> <p><strong>Topics &amp; Concepts</strong><br> Roberta Bondar: The First Canadian Woman in Space<br> Perseverance: The Latest Mars Rover<br> Views from the Solar System<br> Aerospace Dynamics<br> Motion &amp; Forces: Drag &amp; Perturbations<br> Dynamics Equations<br> Synchronized Swimming<br> Astronaut Training<br> Satellite Operators vs. Air-Traffic Controllers<br> Propulsion &amp; Newton's 3rd Law<br> Known Unknowns of Orbiting Spacecraft<br> Orbits: Geospatial &amp; Low- &amp; Medium-Earth, Molniya, Lagrange<br> The International Space Station (ISS)<br> Kessler Syndrome &amp; The Debris Problem<br> The Kosmos-Irridium Collision<br> The Future of Aerospace Engineering<br> Quantum Satellite Technology<br> Outerspace Treaty<br> Death of a Spacecraft</p> <p><strong>My New Audio Course on Listenable: The Secret Life of Words</strong> <a href="https://listenable.io/web/courses/402/the-secret-life-of-words/">https://listenable.io/web/courses/402/the-secret-life-of-words/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>30% off Listenable M