** Topics in BLUE are student presentations.**
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Date |
Lecture Topic |
Note |
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| Jan. 23 | Introduction | |||
| Jan. 25 | Scientific approach to Mars Exploration | |||
| Jan. 30 | project team meeting; “Martian Quiz” | |||
| Feb. 1 | Introduction to Mars (by Dr. M. Hanner) | Sign-up deadline | ||
| Feb. 6 | project team meeting | Essay 1 due | ||
| Feb. 8 | Vehicles for travel, entry, descent, return | |||
| Feb. 13 | project team meeting | Vehicle report due | ||
| Feb. 15 | Trajectory, orbital mechanics, timeline | |||
| Feb. 20 | project team meeting | Trajectory reports due | ||
| Feb. 23 | Human health and performance |
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| Feb. 27 | project team meeting | Human Health report due | ||
| Mar. 1 | Logistical support | |||
| Mar. 6 | project team meeting | Logistics report due | ||
| Mar. 8 | project team meeting | |||
| Mar. 13 | * SPRING BREAK | |||
| Mar. 15 | * SPRING BREAK | |||
| Mar. 20 | Habitability, self-sufficiency | |||
| Mar. 22 | Mars science programs |
Habitability report due | ||
| Mar. 27 | Legal, economical, ethical concerns | Mars science report due | ||
| Mar. 29 | project team meeting | Legal issues report due | ||
| Apr. 3 | Cost and International collaboration< | |||
| Apr. 5 | project team meeting | Cost report due | ||
| Apr. 10 | Introduction: Goals & Objectives | |||
| Apr. 12 | Summary and recommendations | Essay 2 due, Introduction due | ||
| Apr. 17 | * no class (Monday schedule) * | |||
| Apr. 19 | presentation prep | |||
| Apr. 24 | presentation prep | |||
| Apr. 26 | Project Presentation dry run in LGRT 1033 | Summary & Recommendations due | ||
| May 2 | PROJECT PRESENTATION in LGRT 1033 |
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| May 7 | FINAL REPORT DUE | |||