The Limitless Space Institute commissioned the Initiative for Interstellar Studies to create a new course to educate and inspire the next generation to explore and travel beyond our solar system. With new material being developed, it also incorporates material previously delivered to the International Space University and i4is' own 'Starship Engineer' courses.
The course provides a fundamental appreciation and basic knowledge of principal subjects, from setting the background and context through to advanced propulsion, systems, concepts, and designs. The course is predominantly (but not exclusively) a STEM-based course and specifically targets the level of freshman/first year STEM university students. Attendees will need a suitable background and have a particular interest in the most ambitious opportunities for human exploration of space.
Here we include 19 sessions from the course, which are available to i4is members.
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Introduction and Background
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Aspects of Science
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Case Study: ISRU as an Enabler
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Case Study: The Next 400 Years: Humanity's Power Basis for Starfaring
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Propulsion Introduction 101, The Absolute Basics
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Electric Propulsion for Fast Missions to Mars, the Outer Solar System and Beyond
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Space Propulsion concepts Based on Nuclear force or mater-energy conversion
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Spacecraft Systems
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Speculative Propulsion
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Case Studies: Power, Thermal Control and radiation/Particle Shielding
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Case Study: Meeting the Human Requirements
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Special Guest Panel
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Deep Space Design Methods and Principles
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Nuclear Rockets and Other Large Concepts
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Interstellar Starship in Science Fiction
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Chipsats and Other Small Concepts
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Discussion Meetiing
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Space Habitats, Settlements and Worldships
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