Jan 13: Introductions and Course Overview, Syllabus
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...tClass.pdf
Time: Monday, Jan 13, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (5 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Jan 15: Overview of Space Policy
- Space in the News reading:
- Reading: Chapter 1 in Neal, Smith, & McCormick: Beyond Sputnik book.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...Policy.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (5 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Jan 17: The Challenges of Today's U.S. Space Policy
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...Policy.pdf
Time: Friday, Jan 17, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (5 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Jan 20: MLK Holiday - No Class
Time: Monday, Jan 20, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (5 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Jan 22: Introduction to Outer Space
- Reading: Report to President Eisenhower on "Introduction to Outer Space" (http://www.fas.org/sp...o1958.html)
- Reading: Chapter 1 of McDougall: "Rocketry and Revolution"
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...rSpace.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (5 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Jan 24: The Soviet Union Before Sputnik
- Reading: Chapter 2 of McDougall: "The Cold War and Sputnik"
Time: Friday, Jan 24, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (5 months ago)
Location: Duane D-142
Jan 27: The U.S. Before Sputnik
- Reading: Part II, Chapters 3-5 of McDougall: "America Before Sputnik"
- Web links: Inflation calculator (http://www.bls.gov/da...ulator.htm) and AAAS Federal Historical Budget Trends (http://www.aaas.org/p...rical-data)
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...putnik.pdf
Time: Monday, Jan 27, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Jan 29: The Endless Frontier (student presentation)
- Reading: Chapter 2 in Beyond Sputnik
- Reading: Chapter 6 of McDougall
- Reading: "Science: The Endless Frontier" (http://www.nsf.gov/ab...sh1945.htm) by Vannevar Bush
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...tation.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Jan 29, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Jan 31: Why Does the U.S. Invest in Research? Pasteur's Quadrant (student presentation)
- Reading: p. 7 and Chapter 5 in Beyond Sputnik
- Reading for Homework #1:
- Homework #1 is due!
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...search.pdf
- Homework: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Friday, Jan 31, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 3: The Birth of NASA
- Reading: Part III of McDougall
- Reading: NASA Space Act of 1958 (http://history.nasa.g...ceact.html)
- Reading: "Eisenhower Farewell Address" (http://www.americanrh...ewell.html)
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ofNASA.pdf
Time: Monday, Feb 3, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 5: Khrushchev and U.S.S.R. Space Policies
- Reading: Part IV of McDougall
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...licies.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 5, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 7: The Kennedy Vision for the U.S. Space Program
- Reading: Chapters 15, 18 in McDougall
- Kennedy video (http://er.jsc.nasa.go...cetalk.htm)
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...Vision.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 7, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 10: The Apollo Program
- Reading: Chapter 19 & Part V Conclusions, Chapter 20 of McDougall
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ollo.1.pdf
Time: Monday, Feb 10, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 12: Legacies of Apollo
- Reading: Part VI, Chapters 21-22 of McDougall
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ollo.2.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 14: Guest Lecture: The Origin & Evolution of the Moon, Dr. Bill Bottke, SwRI
- Reading: Lunar Conspiracies (http://lunar.colorado...Origin.pdf)
- Reading: Our Solar System, National Geographic (http://ngm.nationalge...irion-text)
- Homework #2 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 14, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 17: A View from the Cockpit of the Space Shuttle: A conversation with Shuttle Pilot Admiral Richard Truly, former NASA Administrator
- Reading: Brief biography of Richard Truly (http://en.wikipedia.o...d_H._Truly)
- Reading: NASA's Space Shuttle web pages (http://www.nasa.gov/m...index.html)
Time: Monday, Feb 17, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 19: NASA's Budget
- Homework: Review NASA FY14 budget website at http://www.nasa.gov/n...vvZMvldU1I
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...20FY14.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 21: Guest Lecture: Jim Crocker, VP Lockheed Martin
- Reading: Profile on Jim Crocker at http://www.spacenews....ivil-space
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...rocker.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 21, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 24: The International Space Station (student presentation) -- Class at Fiske Planetarium
- Reading: http://www.nasa.gov/m...index.html
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...tation.pdf
Time: Monday, Feb 24, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (4 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 26: Exam 1
- Exam 1 Answer Key: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Feb 28: National Academy Report "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" (student presentation)
- Reading: Section 1.1 of Gathering Storm report - http://lunar.colorado...Report.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...0Storm.pdf
Time: Friday, Feb 28, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 3: Overview of NASA's Authorization & Appropriations Processes (student panel)
- Reading: Chapter 4 in Beyond Sputnik
- Interview subject proposals for midterm paper due via E-mail to Prof. Burns.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ations.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 3, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 5: Mock Hearing on NASA Re-Authorization (student panel)
- Homework: Read through proposed House NASA Re-authorization Act at: http://lunar.colorado...0Draft.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ng%201.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Mar 5, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 7: Mock Hearing on NASA Re-Authorization (student panel)
- Homework: Read through proposed House NASA Re-authorization Act at: http://lunar.colorado...0Draft.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ng%202.pdf
Time: Friday, Mar 7, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 10: Guest Lecture: The Curiosity Rover on Mars, Professor Brian Hynek, LASP
- Reading, NASA Curiosity Website: http://www.nasa.gov/m...wje1_ldU1I
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...iosity.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 10, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: Duane-D142
Mar 12: Where do we explore with Orion/SLS: The Lunar Farside
- Reading: http://lunar.colorado...lished.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...on-SLS.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Mar 12, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 14: Guest Lecture: The MAVEN mission to Mars, Professor Bruce Jakosky, LASP
- Reading: Review MAVEN website at http://lasp.colorado....ome/maven/
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...akosky.pdf
Time: Friday, Mar 14, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 17: Lunar Atmosphere & Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) (student presentation)
- Homework: Review NASA LADEE website at http://www.nasa.gov/m...w_YMfmwLMo
- Midterm paper due: Interview with a Space Scientist
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...tation.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 17, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 19: The Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey (student presentation)
- Reading: Executive Summary of Planetary Sciences Decadal Survey at http://lunar.colorado...ecadal.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ecadal.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 21: Tour of Lockheed Martin's Orion Facility
Time: Friday, Mar 21, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 24: Spring Break - No Class
Time: Monday, Mar 24, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 26: Spring Break - No Class
Time: Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 28: Spring Break - No Class
Time: Friday, Mar 28, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (3 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Mar 31: The Juno Mission to Jupiter - Guest Lecture by Professor Fran Baganel
- Homework - Review JUNO website at http://missionjuno.swri.edu/
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...-email.pdf
- Homework #3 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Monday, Mar 31, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 2: NASA's Asteroid Initiative (student presentation)
- Homework: Review NASA Asteroid Initiative website at http://www.nasa.gov/m...x4WX_ldV8E
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...ission.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 2, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 4: Visit with NASA Ames Research Center Director Dr. Pete Worden
- Homework: Review Dr. Worden's bio at http://www.nasa.gov/c...xtIV_ldV8E
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...Worden.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 4, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 7: Guest Lecture: Rob Strain, President of Ball Aerospace
- Reading: Review Rob Strain's bio at http://www.ballaerosp...e=12&id=20
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...Strain.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 7, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-E126
Apr 9: Exam 2
- Exam 2 Solutions: http://lunar.colorado...utions.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 9, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 11: Messenger at Mercury (student presentation)
- Homework: Review Messenger website at: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...senger.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 11, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 14: Astrophysics Roadmap: NASA Astrophysics in the Next Three Decades (student presentation)
- Homework: Read Executive Summary of Roadmap at http://lunar.colorado...lished.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...tation.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 14, 2014, at 11:00am for 60 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: Duane D142
Apr 16: James Webb Space Telescope (student presentation)
- Reading: Review JWST website at http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/.
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...tation.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 16, 2014, at 11:00am for 60 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: Duane D142
Apr 18: A Discussion with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden
- Reading: Administrator Bolden's Bio - http://www.nasa.gov/c...0luk_ldV8E
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...0class.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 18, 2014, at 11:00am for 60 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: Duane D142
Apr 21: Space Radiation Hazards (student presentation)
- Reading: Read Executive Summary of Report at http://lunar.colorado...0Baker.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...0Final.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 21, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 23: Guest Lecture: Decadal Strategy for Solar & Space Physics (Heliophysics), Professor Dan Baker, LASP
- Reading: Read Executive Summary of report at http://lunar.colorado...ecadal.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado..._Baker.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 23, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 25: The Global Exploration Roadmap (student presentation)
- Reading: Read Executive Summary of this report at http://lunar.colorado..._Small.pdf
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...oadmap.pdf
Time: Friday, Apr 25, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (2 months ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 28: The Chinese Space Program (student presentation)
- Reading: http://en.wikipedia.o...nistration
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...rogram.pdf
Time: Monday, Apr 28, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (1 month ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
Apr 30: Guest Lecture: Moon Express, Bob Richards, CEO
- Reading - Review Moon Express website at http://www.moonexpress.com/
- Class Notes: http://lunar.colorado...erview.pdf
Time: Wednesday, Apr 30, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (1 month ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
May 2: Class Wrap Up
Time: Friday, May 2, 2014, at 11:00am for 50 minutes (1 month ago)
Location: CU Campus, DUAN-D142
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