A Brief History of Human Spaceflight

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A Brief History of Human Spaceflight

Instructor: Dr. Chuck Layne

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12 modules

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2 weeks to complete

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12 modules

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Learn at your own pace

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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 welcome video and course syllabus

What's included

1 video1 reading

Learn about the Apollo 11 moon landing with interesting interviews with the astronauts who made history

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

Learn about how previous generations thought about the possibility of space travel

What's included

1 video1 reading3 assignments

Learn about how rockets were developed from the ancient Chinese through today's powerful rockets

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

Learn about steps the Soviet Union took to launch the first man in space

What's included

1 video1 reading3 assignments

Learn about the United State's first efforts to put a human in space

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

Learn about how NASA refined their human space flight program in preparation for a moon landing

What's included

1 video1 reading3 assignments

Learn about the last technical innovations required to land a human on the moon

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments

Learn about how the early steps taken to send humans in space for extended missions

What's included

1 video1 reading2 assignments

Learn how the Soviet Union and US began to learn to collaborate in space

What's included

1 reading1 assignment

Learn about activities on the Russian Mir space station and the extensive activities with the Americans

What's included

1 reading3 assignments

Learn about the various disasters that occur during the period of human spaceflight

What's included

1 reading2 assignments

Instructor

Dr. Chuck Layne

University of Houston

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