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What you'll learn

Understand how different satellite systems help support our everyday life, such as weather and GPS satellites

Understand the difference between asteroids and comets, and describe the ramifications of different sizes of objects encountering the Earth

Describe how spaceships far away from the Earth can get places, what that should look like, and what forces the people on board would actually feel

Skills you'll gain

Mechanics

Environmental Science

Geographic Information Systems

Global Positioning Systems

Research

Environmental Monitoring

Physics

Environment

Physical Science

Scientific Methods

Emerging Technologies

Science and Research

There are 4 modules in this course

We encounter the results of rocket science all the time; from weather prediction to GPS navigation, rocket science has helped navigate our world in new, innovative ways. Rocket Science in Everyday Life explores innovations in rocket science, including the formation of space agencies, like NASA and the European Space Agency, that work to advance rocket science. Learn how satellites are used to track climate changes across the globe and how rockets have taken us to worlds beyond our own. Examine the scientific motivations and methods for planetary exploration to see beyond our solar system. End the course with some cinematic magic and examine how movies and TV use rocket science to create exciting worlds - even if they don’t always get the science behind it right.

Week 2: How and Why We Explore Planets

Week 3: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Transportation

Week 4: What Movies Get Right and Wrong About Destruction