We never came back to Uranus after the Voyager 2 flyby in 1986. It's time to come back. But what will it take to organise a mission to Uranus? What priorities will it have and when can it launch? Finding out in this interview.

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🟣 Guest: Dr. Amy Simon

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00:00 Intro

02:11 What have we learned since Voyager

05:58 Requests for the mission

15:59 Planning a modern-day mission

24:22 LUCY mission

29:38 OSIRIS-ReX

37:52 Current obsessions

40:47 Final thoughts

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