Courses:

Space Policy Seminar >> Content Detail

Calendar

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


LEC #	TOPICS	READINGS DUE	ASSIGNMENTS DUE


1	What is Policy, why is it important, and why are we in space?


2	Current stakeholders & their missions and roles	Stone. Chap. 1, 2 Intro. Web sites for space policy players. Documents in Reading 01. Logsdon. "Rationale for space programs."	1-pg Memo: Stone Reading


3	Space history and policy in the fifties	McDougall. p. 1-230 Selected reading on history of the NRO	1-pg Memo: Satellite Flyover


4	Space history and policy in the sixties	McDougall. p. 231-407	1-pg Memo: Moon Mission


5	Space history and policy in the seventies	Launius, and McCurdy. Chap. 4 Wheelon. Chap. 1, 2 Spires. Chap. 4, 5	1-pg Memo: Apollo


6	Space 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


7	Space 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


8	International 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


10	Special Topic: Space Launch	TBA


11	Student Presentation on Term Project	Provided by students	Group Term Briefing


12	Scenarios for the Future: A Panel Discussion		Group Term project report 1-pg Memo: Next US Space Endeavor