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Proposed Curriculum

  1.  History of Space Flight

  2. Safety & Human Factors

  3. NASA Regulations

  4. Introduction to Aerospace Industry & Spacecraft Assembly - Nomenclature

  5. Mathematics for Technicians

  6. Applied Physics

  7. Lab, Shop Practices, and Tools, Clean

  8. Blueprint Reading, CAD & Technical Drawings

  9. Hardware - Fasteners

  10. Fluid Lines Fittings

  11. Materials

    1. Metals

    2. Composites

    3. Adhesives

  12. Welding Joining Metals

  13. Ground Operations

  14. Corrosion

  15. Fundamentals of Electricity

  16. Electrical Wiring and Harness Assembly

    1. IPC/WHMA-A-620 (cable & harness)

    2. NASA-STD soldering certification

    3. AS9100 familiarization.

  17. Avionics & Sensor Integration

  18. Power System Installation – Batteries, Solar Arrays, & Distribution

  19. Fire Protection Systems

  20. Instrument Systems

  21. Communication

  22. Navigation

  23. Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems

  24. Control Systems

  25. Landing Systems

  26. Environmental Systems

  27. Water and Waste Systems

  28. Structures - Metal

  29. Structures Composite Material

  30. Quality Assurance & Inspections – NDT

  31. Environmental Testing

  32. Fuels and Fuel Systems

    1. Liquid Propellants

      1. Cryogenic Fuels

        1. Liquid Hydrogen

        2. Liquid Methane

    2. Petroleum Fuels

      1. Kerosene

        1. Hypergolic Fuels

      2. Hydrazine (MMH or UGMH)

        1. Monopropellants

    3. Solid Propellants

      1. Composite Propellants (APCP)

      2. Double-Base Propellants

    4. Hybrid Propellants

    5. Advanced & Alternative Propellants

      1. ion/Plasma Electric Propulsion

      2. Nuclear Thermal

      3. Ethanol Alcohol (WWII)

  33. Powerplant – Rocket Propulsion Systems

  34. Spacecraft Environmental Systems

  35. CubeSat Assembly Lab

  36. Mock Payload Integration

  37. Systems Engineering & Documentation

  38. Spacecraft Integration & Alignment

  39. NASA/Industry Standards

  40. Capstone Lab: End-to-End Spacecraft Assembly Project

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