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Advanced degrees in astronautical engineering for the space industry,
Acta Astronautica, 2014

Master of Science Degree in Astronautical Engineering Through Distance Learning,
IAC-18-E1-4-11, IAC, 2018

ASTE 520 in Fall 2021 semester:
all course materials will be posted
on the class web site at DEN in mid August.

One can get more information about the course
from the Fall 2019 first (introductory) lecture:
ASTE 520 – first lecture.
In 2019–2020 academic year, ASTE520 Spacecraft Design
was offered in the fall 2019 semester (Thursday, 6:40–9:20 pm);
the course is not offered in the spring 2021 semester.
See astronautics course schedule
Class enrollement is unlimited.
Note that shedules do change.
Always check the course schedule with ASTE Student Advisor.

Course webcasts. All lectures are available as webcasts through VSOE's Distance Education Network DEN to all (on-campus and remote) students enrolled in the course during the entire semester.

PC or Mac. DEN streams course videos using Microsoft Windows media encoders and servers. While streaming windows media files are supported by both the latest Mac and PC operating systems, using a Windows based system will usually provide a better experience. Additionally, DEN has recently added video download capabilities using Microsoft’s Digital Rights Management supporting Windows operating systems.

ASTE-520 is a popular graduate course.

About Course ASTE 520

• ASTE 520 Spacecraft Design is usually taken by astronautical engineering and other science (physics, astronomy, mathematics) and engineering (electrical, mechanical, aerospace, chemical, systems, computer, and other) graduate students and sometimes senior level undergraduate students.


• This class is required for the degree Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering.


• The course offers a broad introduction to fundamentals of space systems, main spacecraft subsystems, and their interactions.


• This class is a must for science and engineering students, regardless of their major, considering careers in the space industry, space operationa, rocketry, and government space research and development centers.


• This is a very popular class, perhaps the largest graduate class on fundamentals of space systems in the United States. About 1250 graduate students took this class during the last 12 years from 2003-2014.


• Instructor: Professor Mike Gruntman


• Prior to 2008, the course was offered once a year; then, in academic years 2008–2013 in both semesters, fall and spring. Beginning with 2013 academic year, I offer the course -- unlimited enrollment -- only in the fall. Always check the class schedule with ASTE Student Advisor.


• On-campus full-time students attend lectures of ASTE 520 that are simultaneously webcast and available through the USC Distance Education Network (DEN). Please see the process description in an article in Acta Astronautica, 2014. DEN classes are taken by students pursuing graduate degrees (especially Master of Science) anywhere in the United States. Usually, students from 10–14 States of the United States enrolled each year in ASTE 520.


• Many our students work full time in major space companies and space government research and development centers (The Aerospace Corporation, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed-Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon, Boeing, UT, Space and Missiles Systems Center, etc.), in small companies, or are on active duty in the armed forces. There is growing enrollment into the astronautical engineering program of students not affiliated with major companies (on an individual basis).


• More information on the history, focus, and organization of the USC Astronautics program


• For more information on ASTE–520, other astronautics-related courses, USC graduate and undergraduate programs in Astronautical Engineering, and on DEN and contact information, please consult MS ASTE  Frequently asked questions