| LEC # | Topics | Readings Due | Assignments Due |
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| 1 | What is Policy, why is it important, and why are we in space? |
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| 2 | Current stakeholders & their missions and roles |
Stone. Chap. 1, 2 Intro. Web sites for space policy players. Documents in Reading 01. Logsdon. "Rationale for space programs." |
Memo: Stone Reading |
| 3 | Space history and policy in the fifties |
McDougall. p. 1-230 Selected reading on history of the NRO |
Memo: Satellite Flyover |
| 4 | Space history and policy in the sixties | McDougall. p. 231-407 |
Memo: Moon Mission |
| 5 | Space history and policy in the seventies |
Launius, and McCurdy. Chap. 4 Wheelon. Chap. 1, 2 Spires. Chap. 4, 5 |
Memo: Apollo |
| 6 | Space history and policy in the eighties |
Launius, and McCurdy, Chap. 2 Spires. Chap. 6 Wheelon. Chap. 3, 4 Documents in Reading 02 |
Memo: Challenger |
| 7 | Space history and policy in the nineties |
Launius, and McCurdy. Chap. 5, 6, Epilogue Spires. Chap. 7, 8 "State of the Space Industry" Report Documents in Reading 03 |
Memo: ISS Hab Module |
| 8 | International and US Space Policy and Law |
Reynolds, and Merges. Chap. 2-4 Selected summaries of space law |
Memo: Moon Treaty |
| 9 | Special Topic: Globalstar Special Topic: GPS & Galileo |
TBA |
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| 10 | Special Topic: Space Launch | TBA |
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| 11 | Student Presentation on Term Project | Provided by students |
Group Term Briefing |
| 12 | Scenarios for the Future: A Panel Discussion |
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Group Term Project reports Memo: Next US Space Endeavor |