16.891J / ESD.129 Space Policy Seminar
As taught in: Spring 2003
International Space Station photographed from the departing Space Shuttle Atlantis. (Image courtesy of NASA.)
Level:
Graduate
Instructors:
Prof. Daniel Hastings
Prof. Jeffrey Hoffman
Course Features
Course Description
The seminar explores current issues in space policy as well as the historical roots for the issues. Emphasis on critical policy discussion combined with serious technical analysis. The range of issues covers national security space policy, civil space policy, as well as commercial space policy. Issues explored include: the GPS dilemma, the International Space Station choices, commercial launch from foreign countries, and the fate of satellite-based cellular systems.
