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University of Southern California (USC)
USC Astronauts – Trojans in Space
USC History: Enemy Amongst Trojans. A Spy at USC
USC Astronautics Program
Acta Astronautica, v. 103, 92-105, 2014 (pdf)
and
AIAA-2007-6042, 2007 (pdf)
Spaceflight History: Socks for the First Cosmonaut of Planet Earth
USC Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering (MS ASTE)
(alphabetical order)
Neil A. Armstrong (1930-2012)
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from USC
Gemini 8 (1966)
Apollo 11 (1969)
Charles A. Bassett, II (1931-1966)
graduate work (no degree) at USC
scheduled to fly on Gemini 9 (1966)
died in the crash of a T-38 jet
Karol J. Bobko (b.1937)
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from USC in 1970
STS-6 Challenger (1983)
STS-51D Discovery (1985)
STS-51J Atlantis (1985)
Charles F. Bolden (b. 1946)
Master of Science in System Management from USC in 1977
STS-61C Columbia (1986)
STS-31 Discovery (1990)
STS-45 Atlantis (1992)
STS-60 Discovery (1994)
Gerald P. Carr (b. 1932)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from USC (Navy ROTC) in 1954
Skylab-4 (1973-1974)
Nancy J. Currie (b. 1958)
Master of Science in Safety Engineering from USC in 1985
STS-57 Endeavour (1993)
STS-70 Discovery (1995)
STS-88 Endeavour (1998)
STS-109 Columbia (2002)
Brian Duffy (b. 1953)
Master of Science in Systems Management from USC in 1981
STS-45 Atlantis (1992)
STS-57 Endeavour (1993)
STS-72 Endeavour (1996)
STS-92 (2000)
J. M. Linenger (b. 1955)
Master of Science in Systems Management from USC in 1988
STS-64 Discovery (1966)
launched STS-81 Atlantis, 4-month stay on-board Mir, return STS-84 Atlantis (1997)
James A. Lovell (b. 1928)
Aviation Safety School (non-degree) at USC in 1961
Gemini 7 (1965)
Gemini 12 (1966)
Apollo 8 (1968)
Apollo 13 (1970)
Carlos I. Noriega (b. 1959)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from USC (Navy ROTC) in 1981
STS-84 Atlantis (1997)
STS-97 Endeavour (2000)
Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. (b. 1951)
Master of Science in Systems Management from USC
STS-48 Discovery (1991)
STS-60 Discovery (1994)
Pierre J. Thuot (b. 1955)
Master of Science in Systems Management from USC in 1985
STS-36 Atlantis (1990)
STS-49 Endeavour (1992)
STS-62 Columbia (1994)
Educational video
clips – common satellite orbits
Global Positioning System GPS constellation; geostationary GEO
orbit; orbit circularization by atmospheric drag; Molniya orbit;
regression of nodes; prograde, retrograde, and sun-synchronous orbits;
rotation of apsides; Molniya communication relay; effect of solar
radiation pressure
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