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Syllabus:

Humans and Vehicles in Space, 7.5 credits

Swedish name: Människor och farkoster i rymden C
This syllabus is valid: 2008-02-04 valid to 2011-09-04 (newer version of the syllabus exists)
Syllabus for courses starting before 2011-09-04
Course code: 5FY102
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Physics: Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Physics

Contents

The course contains a presentation of Sweden’s space activities, an introduction to the space environment around the Earth including the vacuum environment, the neutral particle environment, the plasma environment, the radiation environment and the micrometeoroid environment. In addition it includes an introduction to human spaceflight, the human body in space, space transportation systems, space suits and space tourism.

Required Knowledge

Univ: Space Physics, or equivalent. English proficiency equivalent to IELTS Academic Training –minimum score 5.0 with no individual score below 4.5 (Tests taken before January 2005 not admissible or TOEFL – minimum score 500 on paper based test and not below 4.0 on the TWE, Alternatively 173 on computer based test with iBT61 is also required as well as basic entrance requirements for higher studies in Swedish language proficiency if the course in taught in Swedish.

Literature

Tribble Alan C.
The space environment : implications for spacecraft design
Rev. and expanded ed. : Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press : cop. 2003 : viii, 232 s. :
ISBN: 0-691-10299-6
Search the University Library catalogue

Tribble Alan C.
The space environment : implications for spacecraft design
Rev. and expanded ed. : Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press : cop. 2003 : viii, 232 s. :
ISBN: 0-691-10299-6
Search the University Library catalogue