Mike Gruntman's Astronautics and Spacecraft Design Mike Gruntman is professor of astronautics and professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). He is the founding director of the USC Astronautics Program. He served (2004–2007) as the first (founding) Chairman of the Astronautics and Space Technology Division (ASTD) in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. ASTD offers BS, MS, Engineer, and PhD degrees in astronautical engineering. The MS degree can be obtained through distance education, with many classes being webcast.

Sputnik 1          Explorer 1           Vanguard 1

 

 

ONE-STOP SOURCE of numerous technical details   –   book details (content, focus, index, and reviews of the book)

Mike Gruntman Blazing the Trail: The Early History of Spacecraft and Rocketry American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2004 ISBN 1-56347-705-X 475 pages with 340 figures Index: 2750+ entries, including 650 individuals

Recently published book  –  From Astronautics to Cosmonautics, 2007

 

 

 

Lecture  –  1 hr 10 min
 The Road to Space. The First Thousand Years.

Fifty years ago in October of 1957, the first artificial satellite of the Earth was launched into space.  The lecture focuses on the history of the events that led us to the space age.

Video clips  –  Space Mission design and Spacecraft Design

Video clips illustrating effects of interest to space mission design and to spacecraft design.

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