NEEP602 Course Notes (Spring 1996)
Resources from Space

NEEP 602/Geology 376 Course Notes

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This material is from a course taught in the spring of 1996. Click here for course material presented in the fall of 1997, here for Spring 1999, here for Fall 2001, and here for Spring 2004. 
 



News Flashes! (5/7/96)
Term
Paper Topics
Term
Paper Style Sheet



 



Date
#
Day
Instructor
Topic



22-Jan
1
M
HH Schmitt
A Trip to the
Moon/Course Requirements



24-Jan
2
W
P Brown
Resource Limitations
on Earth-Minerals



26-Jan
3
F
HH Schmitt
Resource Requirements
in Space



29-Jan
4
M
G Kulcinski
Resource Limitations
on Earth-Energy



31-Jan
5
W
E. Churchwell
Origin of
the Solar System



2-Feb
6
F
E. Churchwell
Origin of
the Solar System



5-Feb
7
M
E. Churchwell
Origin of
the Solar System



7-Feb
8
W
B. Meyer
Origin
of Mercury



9-Feb
9
F
B. Meyer
Origin
of Venus



12-Feb
10
M
HH Schmitt
Evolution of
the Moon as a Planet



14-Feb
11
W
HH Schmitt
Evolution of
the Moon as a Planet



16-Feb
12
F
HH Schmitt
Potential Resources
of the Moon



19-Feb
13
M
HH Schmitt
Potential Resources
of the Moon



21-Feb
14
W
HH Schmitt
Evolution of
Mars as a Planet



23-Feb
15
F
HH Schmitt
Potential Resources
of Mars vs the Moon



26-Feb
16
M
HH Schmitt
Evolution and
Potential Resources of the Asteroids/Comets



28-Feb
17
W
G Kulcinski
Exam



1-Mar
18
F
G Kulcinski
Extraction
Techniques-Solar Wind Volatiles



4-Mar
19
M
GLK/HHS
Mine Planning
and Mining Concepts for Lunar Resources



6-Mar
20
W
G Kulcinski
Extraction
Techniques-Oxygen



8-Mar
21
F
P. Brown
Extraction
Techniques for Minerals in Space



11-Mar
 
M
 
Spring Break



13-Mar
 
W
 
Spring Break



15-Mar
 
F
 
Spring Break



18-Mar
22
M
HH Schmitt
Lunar Base
Activation Scenarios



20-Mar
23
W
HH Schmitt
Mars Base Activation
Scenarios



22-Mar
24
F
HH Schmitt
General Approach
to Lunar Industrialization (Saturn-VI)



25-Mar
25
M
G Kulcinski
Nuclear Power
Sources in Space



27-Mar
26
W
G Kulcinski
Fusion-Principles



29-Mar
27
F
G Kulcinski
Helium-3 Fusion



1-Apr
28
M
J Santarius
Trajectories



3-Apr
29
W
J Santarius
Getting
There and Back-Chemical Rockets



5-Apr
 
F
 
Good Friday Break



8-Apr
30
M
J Santarius
Getting
There and Back-Electric Propulsion



10-Apr
31
W
J Santarius
Getting
There and Back-Fusion Rockets



12-Apr
32
F
G Kulcinski
Applications-Orbiting
Solar Satellite



15-Apr
33
M
G Kulcinski
Applications-Lunar
Solar Station



17-Apr
34
W
G Kulcinski
Exam



19-Apr
35
F
H Thompson
Economics of
Large Space Projects



22-Apr
36
M
H Thompson
Economics of
Large Space Projects



24-Apr
37
W
H Thompson
Economics of
Large Space Projects



26-Apr
38
F
HH Schmitt
Legal and International
Implications



29-Apr
39
M
HH Schmitt
Legal and International
Implications



1-May
40
W
P Brown
Overall Effect
of Space Resources on the Earth - Minerals



3-May
41
F
G Kulcinski
Overall Effect
of Space Resources on the Earth - Energy



6-May
42
M
HH Schmitt
Planning for
Lunar Industrialization



8-May
43
W
HH Schmitt
Earth, Moon,
and Mars: One Environmental System



10-May
44
F
HH Schmitt/GLK
Summary



16-May
 
R
G Kulcinski
Final Exam 12:25
- 2:25 p.m.





 


 

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