Satellites run out of fuel and have to deorbit and end their missions. But what if they had access to a practically infinite amount of fuel? What if they could scoop air from the atmosphere and use it as propellant? That is exactly the research that Dr Mansur Tisaev is doing!

Guest: Dr. Mansur Tisaev
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Dr Andrea Lucca Fabris
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00:00 Intro
02:04 Ion engines
15:32 Effects of the solar activity
19:35 Advantages of airbreathing engines
28:13 What's next
32:05 NonEarth applications
36:26 Interstellar applications
38:35 Current obsessions
41:03 Final thoughts

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