Ep. 74 - Astrodynamics & The 3-Body Problem ft. Noah Sadaka

<p><strong>Noah Sadaka</strong> is a <strong>Master’s</strong> student at <strong>Purdue University </strong>studying <strong>Astrodynamics</strong>. He's working on how resonant orbits in the circular restricted three body problem, or CR3BP, can be used in spacecraft mission design. He says that part of what is so exciting about working in this field is that trajectories and orbits originally simulated in the CR3BP are being used to fly actual missions, including the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope and the upcoming NASA Gateway space station around the Moon! To keep himself firmly grounded on Earth, you can find him cycling through Indiana cornfields and trying out new recipes when cooking. Noah's the real deal, so keep those ears open and check out the topics we cover (in chronological order) below:<br> <br> <strong>Topics &amp; Concepts<br> </strong>Apollo 13 &amp; Free Return Trajectories<br> Burns &amp; Manoeuvres<br> The Moon &amp; Lunar Vicinity<br> The (Circular Restricted) 3-Body Problem [(CR)3BP]<br> What's in a "body"?<br> Newton's Gravitational Equation<br> Analytic Solutions &amp; The Relative 2-Body Model<br> The Bi-Circular Restricted 4-Body Problem<br> The Parker Solar Probe<br> Patched Conics<br> Perturbations<br> The Rubber Ducky Analogy<br> Chaotic Systems<br> Periodic Orbits<br> Solar System Instability<br> Resonant Orbits<br> Lagrange Points<br> Reference Frames: Intertial vs. Rotating<br> Pendulums &amp; Equilibrium<br> The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)<br> The Finale: Conic Motion &amp;&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>/// CONTACT + EXTRAS<br> Website</strong>: <a href="https://noahsadaka.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://noahsadaka.com</a><br> <strong>Instagram</strong>: @NoahSadaka (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/noahsadaka/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/noahsadaka/</a>)<br> <strong>LinkedIn</strong>: Noah Sadaka (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-sadaka-36b4ba10a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-sada