| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Origins of the Space Shuttle | |
| 2 | Space Shuttle History | Short bio due before class |
| 3 | Orbiter Sub-System Design | |
| 4 | The Decision to Build the Shuttle | Paragraph and preferences for case study topic due |
| 5 | Orbiter Structure + Thermal Protection System | |
| 6 | Propulsion - Space Shuttle Main Engines | |
| 7 | Aerodynamics - (From Sub - to Hypersonic and Back) | |
| 8 | Landing and Mechanical Systems | |
| 9 | OMS, RCS, Fuel Cells, Auxiliary Power Unit and Hydraulic Systems | Initial report outline plus list of reference materials due in class |
| 10 | The DoD and the Space Shuttle | |
| 11 | Use of Subsystems as a Function of Flight Phase | |
| 12 | Aerothermodynamics | First lecture journal due in class |
| 13 | Environmental Control Systems | |
| 14 | Ground Operations - Launching the Shuttle | |
| 15 | Space Shuttle Accidents | Version II of written report due |
| 16 | Guidance, Navigation and Control | |
| 17 | Mission Control 1 | |
| 18 | Mission Control 2 | |
| 19 | Design Process as it Relates to the Shuttle | Version III written report due in class |
| 20 | EVA and Robotics on the Shuttle | |
| 21 | Systems Engineering for Space Shuttle Payloads | |
| 22 | Test Flying the Space Shuttle | Oral reports due Final written report due in class |
| 23 | Class Feedback and Wrap up |