SPST201 - Introduction to Space Flight

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

CO-1: Discuss the unique advantages of the space environment

CO-2: Describe the elements of a space mission

CO-3: Analyze the history and science behind the space environment and space activities

CO-4: Examine the history of rocketry and how a spacecraft is launched into space

CO-5: Describe the hazards of the space environment

CO-6: Analyze Newton’s and Kepler’s Laws

CO-7: Predict the orbit of a spacecraft through the six orbital elements

CO-8: Examine how spacecraft maneuver from one orbital plane to another

CO-9: Describe the key elements and subsystems of a spacecraft

CO-10: Discuss the basic elements of a propulsion system and their characteristics

CO-11: Examine the elements of space operations