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
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A Brief History of Human Spaceflight
University of HoustonAbout this Course
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Approx. 21 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish
Learner Career Outcomes
50%
started a new career after completing these courses
50%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
67%
got a pay increase or promotion
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Approx. 21 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, English, Spanish
Offered by
University of Houston
Established in 1927, the University of Houston empowers students in their pursuit of learning, discovery, leadership and engagement. Located in a sprawling metropolis, our premier Tier One campus provides students with cutting edge programs including undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, distance and continuing education. Ranked among the best colleges in America, UH is home to award-winning faculty, innovative research centers, has one of the most diverse student populations in the nation, and alumni who have become international leaders.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
12 minutes to complete
Introduction
A welcome video and course syllabus
12 minutes to complete
1 video (Total 2 min), 1 reading
1 video
1 reading
Syllabus10m
1 hour to complete
Unit 1 - Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Learn about the Apollo 11 moon landing with interesting interviews with the astronauts who made history
1 hour to complete
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 130m
2 hours to complete
Unit 2 - Humankind’s Musings on Space Travel
Learn about how previous generations thought about the possibility of space travel
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 16 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
1 video
1 reading
Unit 2 - pdf file10m
3 practice exercises
Unit 2 - Quiz 130m
Unit 2 - Quiz 230m
Unit 2 - Quiz 330m
2 hours to complete
Unit 3 - Early Rocketry
Learn about how rockets were developed from the ancient Chinese through today's powerful rockets
2 hours to complete
1 video (Total 35 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
1 video
1 reading
Unit 3 - pdf file10m
2 practice exercises
Unit 3 - Quiz 118m
Unit 3 - Quiz 230m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT
by PHNov 30, 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 DMNov 28, 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..
by BVMay 11, 2020
It's very knowledgeable course about space history ever I get. So nice and neatly presented work. Thank you for giving such a great experience.
by RJMar 13, 2017
Great course and good material to review! I enjoyed learning about the early years of spaceflight. Thank you for putting this together!
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