| LEC # | TOPICS | STUDENT NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and overview | (PDF) |
| 2 | Apollo as a complex system | (PDF) |
| 3 | Historical/technical analysis of engineering systems | (PDF) |
| 4 | Systems engineering and atlas | (PDF) |
| 5 | Organizing research from NACA to NASA | (PDF) |
| 6 | Sputnik, Mercury, and the Cold War | (PDF) |
| 7 | Kennedy's decision: From politics to engineering specs | (PDF) |
| 8 | The LOR decision | (PDF) |
| 9 | The Soviet moon program | (PDF) |
| 10 | Gemini and early Apollo engineering | (PDF) |
| 11 | Apollo guidance and control | (PDF) |
| 12 | Astronautical guidance | (PDF) |
| 13 | Engineering the LEM | (PDF) |
| 14 | Designing a landing | (PDF) |
| 15 | NASA's current moon plans | (PDF) |
| 16 | Apollo software Presentation by Doug Cooke of NASA (PDF - 1.8 MB) (Courtesy of NASA.) | (PDF) |
| 17 | Apollo 11 | (PDF) |
| 18 | Apollo 14: An astronaut's view | (PDF) |
| 19 | Apollo 12 and group project freetime | (PDF) |
| 20 | Covering Apollo: The role of the press | (PDF) |
| 21 | Life support and human factors I (PDF - 1.4 MB) | (PDF) |
| 22 | Bob Parker: Scientist-astronauts and lunar science | (PDF) |
| 23 | Student presentations | |
| 24 | Student presentations wrap-up | (PDF) |
| 25 | MIT museum trip | |
| 26 | Final class | (PDF) |