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Area/Catalogue
NASC 2010

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
174411

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
Yes

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Timetable/s

Second Semester
(Study Period 5)
Course owner

Course owner
UniSA STEM

Course aim

To develop skills and knowledge for planning and executing crewed and un-crewed space missions with regards to vehicle assembly, payloads, mission design and goals, crew selection and training and evaluation of mission success.

Course content

History, present state and future of space missions, crewed and un-crewed missions, computer-based space program simulation of vehicle assembly and test flight applying aerodynamics and orbital mechanics. Designing and planning a space mission. Simulated crew selection and training.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

There are no formal course pre-requisites, but proficiency with manipulating algebraic equations is assumed.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Tutorial 1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop 3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Model, Presentation, Viva Voce

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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