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AE 172A

Spacecraft Design I

Description
Team-based preliminary design of planetary probes, spacecraft or launch vehicle. Development of an initial vehicle concept and a complete numerical model of the mission. Ethics, safety, and liability issues. Prerequisites: ME 20, AE 162, AE 165, AE 114. Pre/corequisite: AE 110, AE 167 Misc/Lab: Lab 9 hours.

Grading
Normal Grade Rules

Units
3