Learning about space situational awareness from an astrodynamics expert
Harleen takes us into the world of astrodynamics and talks about her work at Okapi and her astronomy research. She elaborates on how objects are tracked in space, what data sources are used and how their trajectories are predicted. She explains the various aspects of the umbrella term - space situational awareness which has lately been a part of every space conversation. She also emphasizes the need to act right now towards mitigating the space debris problem. Being a linguaphile, Harleen shares her experiences of working across Switzerland, France and Germany and narrates some funny stories along the way.