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AERO 4730 Space Mission Design 1 Course Outline and Schedule
Fall 2004 (Subject to minor changes)
Introduction to Human Spacecraft Design
Aug 19 Course overview, Content, Projects, Teams, Milestones, Policies, Student/Professor Conferences, Human space flight, Why go?
Homework assignment 1 (Why go to space paper)
Human Spaceflight – where we are now
Aug 24 History of space flight and spacecraft life support
Aug 26 Current Spacecraft - Space Shuttle
Homework 1 due (Why go to space paper)
Aug 31 Current Spacecraft - International Space Station
Sept 2 Current Spacecraft – Soyuz
Quiz 1
Homework assignment 2 (Individual Systems Research Report)
Sept 7 The space environment – Hazards and countermeasures
Sept 9 Life support requirements – basics of staying alive, Functional LSS Elements, SLS overview
Sept 14 Physiology of human space flight
Quiz 2
Sept 16 Individual conferences –Review individual research papers and presentations
Sept 21 Trade studies, Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and Equivalent System Mass (ESM)
Homework 2 due (Individual system research reports)
Sept 23 Spacecraft Systems – CO2 Removal
Homework 3 assignment (Analytical trade study – CO2 Removal Systems)
Sept 28 Spacecraft Systems – those not done by student presentations
Sept 30 Spacecraft Systems – those not done by student presentations
Oct 5 Individual System Research Presentations (10 min)
Oct 7 Individual System Research Presentations (10 min)
Oct 12 Individual System Research Presentations (10 min)
Oct 14 Individual System Research Presentations (10 min)
Oct 19 Individual System Research Presentations (10 min)
Oct 21 Spacecraft Systems – Complete those not done by student presentations
Homework 3 due (Analytical trade study)
Exam review
Oct 26 Exam 1
System Design Process and Program Management / Student Group Project
Oct 28 Design process steps and Program Development Phases
Assemble Design Teams (4 teams – separate systems – ECLSS, Prop, EPS, Thermal)
Homework 4 assignment – Group Student Design Project - “Request for Proposal” announcement released - ECLSS, Propulsion, Thermal and EPS, etc
Design team meetings
Nov 2 Guest lecturer
Nov 4 Psychological aspects of spaceflight -stress and coping, group dynamics
Design team meetings
Nov 9 Guest Lecturer
Nov 11 Space Mishaps, Design team meetings
Nov 16 Guest Lecturer
Nov 18 Homework 4 due (Group written trade study), Design team meetings
Nov 22-26 Thanksgiving holidays
Nov 30 Astronaut selection and training, Design team meetings – in class
Dec 2 Design team trade study results, design selection presentations (20 minutes) – Three teams
Dec 7 Design team trade study results, design selection presentations (20 minutes) – One team
The Future of Space exploration, settlements, migration
Course evaluation
Peer rating due