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New Space: Access to space - Basics

ISAE-SUPAERO

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The spirit of NewSpace is revolutionizing our vision of access to space. Reading keys will enable you to understand the technological and strategic challenges in games with new rules, fixed by ambitious players. Combine the new technologies and management of space access with the classical paradigm of the existing space context.
It is difficult to give a definition of the New Space, but we can say that there are several aspects that characterize the New Space and access to space in the New Space: innovation, private actors, reducing the price of access to space, space for all, awareness of societal challenges.

In this course, you will first acquire basic knowledge to understand how to access space. This will concern mission analysis, launchers, and rocket engines design. This introductory information will help you to understand what characterizes space access in the New Space in relation to three main aspects:
	1.	Methodologies of design, development, and production of launchers and rockets 
	2.	Innovative technologies
	3.	Sustainable space with the future development of green launchers, towards a green space

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Beginner Level

Some basics knowledge in mechanics, general physics and mathematics will be helpful.

Approx. 6 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Understand how to access space.
Acquire basics on launchers architecture and propulsion system.
Understand what characterize launchers and rocket engines developed in the New Space.

Skills you will gain

Basis in space access
Rocket engines classification
Sustainalble space introduction
Launchers architecture
New Space definiton

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Beginner Level

Some basics knowledge in mechanics, general physics and mathematics will be helpful.

Approx. 6 hours to complete

English

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Instructors

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Yves Gourinat

Full professor (ISAE-SUPAERO - Toulouse University) Physics of Structures & Biodynamics. Chair of Aerospace Structures Advanced Master

2,342 Learners

3 Courses

Annafederica Urbano

Associate professor - Launchers and propulsion

Control and Design of Aerospace Vehicles - DCAS-ISAE-SUPAERO

1,237 Learners

1 Course

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ISAE-SUPAERO

ISAE-SUPAERO, world leader in aerospace engineering higher education, has trained over 21,000 highly skilled engineers since its creation in 1909. We have been educating students to have the most advanced scientific and engineering skills, helping the aeronautics and space industry to anticipate and adapt to the latest scientific, economic and social changes.  We welcome the best students from all over the world and educate them to be future responsible leaders driving the development of our society and contributing to technological innovation in aeronautics and space.  Located in Toulouse, France, we benefit from a unique ecosystem, both at the heart of the European capital for aeronautics and space and of a thriving aerospace higher education and research campus.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

9 minutes to complete

Introduction

9 minutes to complete

1 video (Total 9 min)

2 hours to complete

The launchers

The NewSpace is a wide concept that emerged more than ten years. It is difficult to define, but it is relatively feasible to explore the consequences of NewSpace on orbital transportation. The access to space, that’s the major point. In this field, a real revolution has taken place. It is the result of several factors, which are actually the maturity of what was developed in the "traditional space" (or classical) that still has its full place today. The balances have been modified, and this Mooc presents precisely - for access to space - the main issues, openings, technologies, and perspectives that are offered to us.

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 47 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Rocket engines basics

The propulsion system is the most important subsystem of any launch vehicle: it provides the thrust and Isp needed to complete the mission. The objective of this week is to provide you with an introduction to the rocket engines used in launch vehicles for space access. You will understand the fundamentals of propulsion systems, and you will understand how to relate the propulsion system to the launch vehicle mission analysis. This will allow you to understand, next week, how disruptive technologies and innovative methodologies in the new space affect the future generation of rocket engines.

2 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 65 min)

16 videos

How a rocket works?1m

Power of engines5m

Thrust and ISP14m

Three main categories of rockets4m

Solid rockets motors 3m

Liquid rockets engines4m

Liquid rockets engines elements4m

Hybrid rockets engines2m

Rockets synthesis1m

Liquid rocket engines cycles-Introduction4m

Cycles classification: The turbine gas supply2m

Cycles classification: Gas discharge3m

Open cycle: Gas generator2m

Closed cycle: Expander cycle2m

Closed cycle: Staged combustion3m

Closed cycle: Full flow staged combustion2m

1 practice exercise

Quiz about rocket engines40m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Newspace for space access

In this week you will be able to understand what are the main aspects that characterize access to space in the new space. Using the knowledge you gained in week 1 on mission analysis and week 2 on propulsion systems, you will be able to understand how the design, production, and use of launchers and rockets are affected by the New Space. During this week, we will give you an overview of the production methodologies and the main disruptive technologies that characterize New Space rockets and launchers. Finally, we will discuss sustainable space, highlighting both the issues raised by New Space and the actions that could be taken.

2 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 52 min)

1 hour to complete

General assessment

1 hour to complete

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