This course provides a view of the history of spaceflight, from early writings telling of human's fascination of space through the early Russian and American space stations. Developed as an interesting and entertaining slice of space history that is accessible to anyone with an interest in human spaceflight
A Brief History of Human Spaceflight
Offered By
University of Houston System
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
1Introduction
A welcome video and course syllabus
1 video (Total 2 min), 1 reading
1 video
1 reading
Syllabus10m
Week
2Unit 1 - Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Learn about the Apollo 11 moon landing with interesting interviews with the astronauts who made history
1 video (Total 38 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
1 video
1 reading
Unit 1 - Apollo 11 Moon Landing pdf and Prezi10m
1 practice exercise
Unit 1 - Quiz 114m
Week
3Unit 2 - Humankind’s Musings on Space Travel
Learn about how previous generations thought about the possibility of space travel
1 video (Total 16 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
1 video
1 reading
Unit 2 Prezi and pdf files10m
2 practice exercises
Unit 2 - Quiz 110m
Unit 2 - Quiz 210m
Week
4Unit 3 - Early Rocketry
Learn about how rockets were developed from the ancient Chinese through today's powerful rockets
1 video (Total 35 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
1 video
1 reading
Unit 3 Prezi and pdf files10m
2 practice exercises
Unit 3 - Quiz 118m
Unit 3 - Quiz 214m
4.3
65 ReviewsTop Reviews
By PH•Dec 1st 2015
Great summary and overview of manned spaceflight in the 60s and 70s. Plenty of archival footage and rarely seen recordings from both the U S and Soviet space programs.
By DM•Nov 29th 2016
Really enjoying this course hope you will do more courses on the Space program i.e. Space shuttles etc, and rocket science/maths would be good as well..
Instructor
Dr. Chuck Layne
Professor and Department ChairHealth and Human Performance
About University of Houston System
The University of Houston System’s four universities and six regional campuses comprise the only comprehensive higher education system serving the world’s energy capital and the Gulf Coast region. Among institutions nationwide, the UH System remains a model of diversity and a reflection of the city it serves.
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