Overview
To date over 5000 personnel have attended the course, from companies world-wide.
Key Facts
The Space Systems Engineering course at the University of Southampton is organised and run by academic staff members in the Astronautics Group, who also lecture and have considerable expertise and experience in their specific research fields. This expertise is complemented by that of engineers from STFC RAL Space, Airbus Defence and Space, DLR-GSOC, the Surrey Space Centre and ESA. The group have delivered similar courses for the ESA Training Department, at ESTEC in the Netherlands as well as courses at ESA Headquarters in Paris, ESOC in Darmstadt, ESRIN in Italy, ESAC in Madrid, Airbus DS in the UK and STFC RAL Space.
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Course contents:
- Spacecraft Systems
- The Space Environment
- Celestial Mechanics
- Mission Analysis
- Propulsion
- Electrical Power Raising and Supply
- Thermal Control
- Spacecraft Structures
- On-board Data Handling
- Telecommunications
- Ground Control
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Duration
- Full-time
- 7 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Campus Location
- Southampton, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Industrial & Systems Engineering Aerospace Engineering View 25 other Short Courses in Industrial & Systems Engineering in United KingdomExplore more key information
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is aimed at users of spacecraft who wish to understand why spacecraft take the form that they do, and at the subsystem specialist who wishes to see his or her area of expertise in the context of the total vehicle. Other people who work with spacecraft and the space business will also find it of value.
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Southampton
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.