ASTR-4800: Space Science: Practice & Policy

• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug23.pdf

Time: Monday, Aug 23, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G2B60

• Reading - Chapter 1 in Beyond Sputnik.
  * Reading: Interior of Mars Revealed - http://lunar.colorado...r_Mars.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug25.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Aug 25, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G2B60

• Reading - Chapters 3, 6-10 in Beyond Sputnik.
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug27.pdf

Time: Friday, Aug 27, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )

• Read - The Elusive Why of Space Exploration at: https://lunar.colorad...iveWhy.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Aug30.pdf

Time: Monday, Aug 30, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Dr, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

• Reading - Introduction to Outer Space at:https://lunar.colorad...rSpace.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Sep1.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Sep 1, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G2B60

• Reading - Chapter 2 of McDougall (Rocketry and Revolution).
• Homework: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW1.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Sep3.pdf

Time: Friday, Sep 3, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G2B60

Time: Monday, Sep 6, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )

• Reading - Chapters 3-5 in McDougall.
  *Review AAAS Federal Historical Budget Trends: https://www.aaas.org/...federal-rd,
  *See Inflation Calculator at: https://www.bls.gov/d...ulator.htm
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Sep8.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Sep 8, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G2B60

• Reading - Chapter 2 in Beyond Sputnik.
  * Reading - Chapter 6 in McDougall.
  * Read the Letters and Summary, and skim through the report Science: The Endless Frontier at https://www.nsf.gov/a...sh1945.jsp
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep10.pdf

Time: Friday, Sep 10, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )
Location: Duane G2B60

• Reading - p. 7 and Chapter 5 in Beyond Sputnik.
  * Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep14.pdf
  * Homework #1 solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W1_sol.pdf

Time: Monday, Sep 13, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )

• Reading - Part III in McDougall.
  *Reading - Space Act of 1958 in https://history.nasa....eact.html.
  *Reading -  Eisenhower's Farewell Address  at:  https://www.americanr...ewell.html
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep15.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Sep 15, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )

• Reading - Part IV in McDougall.
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep17.pdf

Time: Friday, Sep 17, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )

• Reading - Chapters 15 and 18 in McDougall.
  *Reading - Kennedy speech at: https://er.jsc.nasa.g...cetalk.htm
  * Homework: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW2.pdf
  * Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep20.pdf

Time: Monday, Sep 20, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 months ago )

• Reading - Chapter 19, Part V (Conclusion), and Chapter 28 in McDougall.
  
  
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep22.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Sep 22, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Reading - Part VI and Chapters 21-22 in McDougall.
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep24.pdf

Time: Friday, Sep 24, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Reading: Article by Dr. Bottke on "Bombardment history of the Moon" at: https://www.boulder.s...rdment.pdf
  * Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep27.pdf
  * Homework #2 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W2_sol.pdf

Time: Monday, Sep 27, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Reading - NASA website on Project Artemis: https://www.nasa.gov/.../artemis/.
• Reading - NASA website on CLPS: https://www.nasa.gov/...s-overview
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Sep29.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Reading - History of the Space Shuttle at: https://www.nasa.gov/...index.html
• Read Dr. Grunsfeld's bio at: https://en.wikipedia...._Grunsfeld
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Oct1.pdf

Time: Friday, Oct 1, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Reading - History of NASA's Budget at: https://en.wikipedia....et_of_NASA
• Reading - FY2022 Proposed budget at: https://www.nasa.gov/...ummary.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Oct4.pdf

Time: Monday, Oct 4, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Reading - NASA webpages on ISS at: https://www.nasa.gov/...index.html
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Oct6.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )
Location: Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Dr, Boulder, CO 80309, USA

• Reading - NASA webpages on the Lunar Gateway at: https://www.nasa.gov/...y/overview
  *Reading - NASA webpages on Humans on the Moon at: https://www.nasa.gov/...the-moon-0
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Oct8.pdf

Time: Friday, Oct 8, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Solution Set for Exam #1: http://lunar.colorado...m1_sol.pdf

Time: Monday, Oct 11, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Read Executive Summary and skim report at: https://www.nasa.gov/...42020c.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct13.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Read Chapter 4 in Beyond Sputnik.
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct15.pdf

Time: Friday, Oct 15, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• View video of actual Senate Hearing at: https://www.appropria...nistration
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct18.pdf

Time: Monday, Oct 18, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• Reading - https://en.wikipedia....on_of_Mars
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct20.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Oct 20, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 months ago )

• ^Reading - https://en.wikipedia....on_to_Mars
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct22.pdf

Time: Friday, Oct 22, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )

• Read Executive Summary and skim through Roadmap at: https://arxiv.org/ftp...1.3741.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct25.pdf

Time: Monday, Oct 25, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )

• Read Summary of Decadal Report & skim thru the entire report at - https://lunar.colorad...ecadal.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct27.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Oct 27, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )

• Interview with a Scientist paper due by 5 pm on Oct. 29th!
  *Review NASA website on Space Radiation at - https://www.nasa.gov/...on-matters
  * Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Oct29.pdf
  * Homework #4: http://lunar.colorado...es/HW4.pdf

Time: Friday, Oct 29, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )

• Reading - Executive Summary of Decadal Survey & skim entire report at: https://lunar.colorad...ecadal.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Nov1.pdf

Time: Monday, Nov 1, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )

• Review NASA website on Commercial Space Economy at: https://www.nasa.gov/...index.html
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Nov3.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Nov 3, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )

• Reading - Review NASA website at: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Nov5.pdf

Time: Friday, Nov 5, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 month ago )

• Read about Dr. Lystrup at: https://www.ball.com/...ie_lystrup

Time: Monday, Nov 8, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 4 weeks ago )

• Read about the Juno mission at the NASA website: https://www.nasa.gov/...index.html

Time: Wednesday, Nov 10, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 4 weeks ago )

• Read about Colorado Aerospace at: https://choosecolorad...aerospace/
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov12.pdf
• Homework #3 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...W3_sol.pdf

Time: Friday, Nov 12, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 weeks ago )

• Exam #2 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...2_sol.pdf.

Time: Monday, Nov 15, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 weeks ago )

• Read Space Council Policy paper at: https://trumpwhitehou....15.21.pdf
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov17.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Nov 17, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 weeks ago )

• Review CUTE website at: https://lasp.colorado...ome/cute/.
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov19.pdf

Time: Friday, Nov 19, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 weeks ago )

Time: Monday, Nov 22, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 weeks ago )

Time: Wednesday, Nov 24, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 2 weeks ago )

Time: Friday, Nov 26, 2021, at 11:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 week ago )

• Reading - Sky & Telescope article at: https://www.colorado....r-frontier
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado.../Nov29.pdf

Time: Monday, Nov 29, 2021, at 10:30am for 60 minutes ( 1 week ago )

• Review NASA Ames Research Center website - https://www.nasa.gov/...index.html
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Dec1.pdf

Time: Wednesday, Dec 1, 2021, at 10:30am for 60 minutes ( 5 days ago )

• Review NASA JWST website at: https://jwst.nasa.gov...ndex.html.
• Review NASA Roman Space Telescope at: https://roman.gsfc.nasa.gov/.
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Dec3.pdf

Time: Friday, Dec 3, 2021, at 10:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 days ago )

• Read about Pros & Cons of Interstellar Travel at: https://www.universet...ar-travel/
• Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...s/Dec6.pdf

Time: Monday, Dec 6, 2021, at 10:30am for 60 minutes ( 3 hours ago )