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The gravitational interactions between masses generate a complex network of dynamical passageways that weave around the Sun, planets, and moons. These corridors are closely associated with manifolds in phase space, connecting regions of near-equilibrium or unstable periodic motion in interlinked restricted three-body problems. Collaborative research has been exploring this intricate interplanetary transport network, revealing its potential to facilitate energy-efficient exploration of the Moon, asteroids, and other regions of the solar system. We will summarize these ideas, including their relationship to other problem domains, particularly environmental fluid transport, with applications to trans-oceanic airborne dispersal of dust and plant diseases, even the spread of persons-in-water for ocean search-and-rescue.