Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
Astronautics and Human Spaceflight
Spaceflight is exciting, and you don’t have to be a “Rocket Scientist” to share in the excitement! 16.00x makes the basics of spaceflight accessible to everyone. Join MIT Professor Jeffrey Hoffman, a former NASA astronaut who made five spaceflights and was the first astronaut to log 1000 hours on the Space Shuttle, as he teaches you the core principles behind space travel and exploration. The course will cover how rockets work, how spacecraft move in orbit, how we create artificial environments inside spacecraft to keep astronauts alive and healthy, what it’s like living in a world without gravity, how the human body adapts to space, and how spacewalks happen, plus more. Many lessons will be illustrated with Professor Hoffman’s own experiences in space.
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assessment questions require some
It's easy enough that you can follow it with only high-school math & physics background, but the assessment questions require some original thought (not just parroting back what was said in the lectures) which makes it challenging, fun and rewarding.
high-school math & physics
provide free certificates anymore
The course is easy to follow, and even though edX doesn't provide free certificates anymore, it is so engaging that I had to go through all the assignments and finish the course.
aero/astronautics at mit
It is taught by Jeffrey Hoffman, a former NASA astronaut and a professor of aero/astronautics at MIT.
his teaching style
:) Kidding, his teaching style is amazing, with lots of experiments and analogies to simplify even the most complicated things.
just parroting back
much hopes regarding
I didn't have much hopes regarding this course, since engineering courses are usually hit and miss, but boy oh boy, this one was amazing.
must enroll
Must enroll!
pure brilliancy
Pure brilliancy and a true gem.
back what
been done
At the end you really feel like you gained a new perspective of space and all the work that is been done to take us to new heights.
best mooc
It's one of the best MOOC courses I've ever taken.
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An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.
R&D Analytical Scientist 3 $73k
Rocket Test Operations Lead $86k
Supervisor Rocket Test Operations $93k
Scientist 2 4 $96k
IT Scientist $105k
Rocket Scientist $111k
Senior Rocket Scientist $115k
Research Scientist / Data Scientist $117k
Senior Scientist 1 3 $124k
Rocket Test Operations $126k
R&D Scientist Manager 2 $143k
Rocket Launch Engineer - Mechanical Systems $145k
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