Engineering Apollo: The Moon Project as a Complex System, Spring 2007
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Author: Mindell, David
Subject: Science and Technology
Institution Name:
M.I.T.
Collection Name: MIT OpenCourseWare
Abstract: This course is a detailed technical and historical exploration of the Apollo project to "fly humans to the moon and return them safely to earth" as an example of a complex engineering system. Emphasis is on how the systems worked, the technical and social processes that produced them, mission operations, and historical significance. Guest lectures are featured by MIT-affiliated engineers who contributed to and participated in the Apollo missions. Students work in teams on a final project analyzing an aspect of the historical project to articulate and synthesize ideas in engineering systems.
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Course Type: Full Course
Material Types: Syllabi, Homework and Assignments, Lecture Notes
Media Formats: Text/HTML, Downloadable docs
Language: English
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