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The calendar outlines lecture topics, and the reading and writing assignments due at each session.





LEC #TOPICSREADINGS DUEASSIGNMENTS DUE
1What is Policy, why is it important, and why are we in space?
2Current stakeholders & their missions and roles1-pg Memo: Stone Reading
3Space history and policy in the fifties
  • McDougall. p. 1-230
  • Selected reading on history of the NRO
1-pg Memo: Satellite Flyover
4Space history and policy in the sixtiesMcDougall. p. 231-4071-pg Memo: Moon Mission
5Space history and policy in the seventies
  • Launius, and McCurdy. Chap. 4
  • Wheelon. Chap. 1, 2
  • Spires. Chap. 4, 5
1-pg Memo: Apollo
6Space history and policy in the eighties
  • Launius, and McCurdy, Chap.2
  • Spires. Chap. 6
  • Wheelon. Chap. 3, 4
  • Documents in Reading 02
1-pg Memo: Challenger
7Space history and policy in the nineties
  • Launius, and McCurdy. Chap.5,6 Epilogue
  • Spires. Chap. 7, 8 "State of the Space Industry" Report
  • Documents in Reading 03
1-pg Memo: ISS Hab Module
8International and US Space Policy and Law
  • Reynolds, and Merges. Chap. 2-4
  • Selected summaries of space law
1-pg Memo: Moon Treaty
9
  • Special Topic: Globalstar
  • Special Topic: GPS & Galileo
TBA
10Special Topic: Space LaunchTBA
11Student Presentation on Term ProjectProvided by studentsGroup Term
Briefing
12Scenarios for the Future: A Panel DiscussionGroup Term project report
1-pg Memo: Next US Space Endeavor
 


 



 








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