Les Johnson
Les Johnson
Leslie Royston "Les" Johnson AMwas an Australian politician and minister...
inner solar
All of the thrusting is in the inner solar system, then it coasts.
argument decision elected five guess
I guess the argument could be made that it's a discretionary decision made by five elected officials.
dead launch retired scientists
Now if you launch with conventional propulsion, most of the scientists would be retired or dead
benefit human looks matter point putting technology together
It's a matter of putting it all together and it all looks pretty doable. There is a benefit to human exploration for aerocapture, from an incremental technology point of view.
looks near sun
It looks like it has the right thermal properties, so it can go near the sun and not overheat.
biggest confident nut packaging
I am confident that we can get the materials, but packaging and deployment will be the biggest nut to crack.
outside planned solar venture
This will be humankind's first planned venture outside the solar system.
circular heat minutes
With aerocapture, it's done all at once, ... You have a heat shield...you do the maneuver, and in 30 minutes you're in a circular orbit.
anytime change fairly
We've been fairly conservative when it comes to height. I don't see that being something that's going to change anytime soon.