[Interview] A Realistic Way to Intercept An Interstellar Visitor

How do you plan a trip through the Solar System? What are the orbital mechanics tools that can be used for that? How can all that be used to intercept an interstellar visitor like Oumuamua?
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:15 Orbital mechanics
00:08:50 Planning missions to outer planets
00:11:15 Special orbits
00:14:40 Gravitational assists
00:20:45 Going to the Sun
00:24:40 Lowest energy highways
00:27:44 Going to asteroids
00:34:10 Intercepting interstellar objects
00:41:07 Propulsion systems
00:52:40 What would a realistic mission look like
01:00:30 Interstellar sample return
01:03:14 Galactic orbits
01:07:37 Outro
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