Episode 720: Interview: Christopher Morrison and the Interstellar Sample Return Mission

Universe Today Podcast · Mar 15, 2021 · 1h 1m

This week I talk to Christopher Morrison from USNC about their recently awarded NIAC Grant. Their grant will investigate the feasibility of a radioisotope-electric propelled spacecraft that could intercept and retrieve a sample from a future interstellar asteroid or comet.You can learn more about it here:https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2021_Phase_I/Extrasolar_Object_Interceptor_and_Sample_Return/🚀 OUR WEBSITE:════════════════════════════════════https://www.universetoday.com/🚀 PODCAST LINKS:════════════════════════════════════RSS: https://universetoday.com/audioiTunes…