Fundamental Astronautics

3 units · Undergraduate

This course will present a conceptual understanding of different types of orbits in space that arise under the laws of gravitational motion, basics of preliminary orbit determination, design of maneuvers among orbits of different types, a preliminary understanding of perturbations in space, preliminary space propulsion and the patched conics approach for interplanetary mission design. Prereq: 3520; and enrollment as AeroEng-BS student. Concur: 2405.