A Brief History of Human Spaceflight
Discover the fascinating history of spaceflight, from ancient musings on space travel to the Apollo 11 moon landing. This course offers an accessible and entertaining slice of space history, perfect for anyone interested in human spaceflight. Learn about the development of rockets, early Russian and American space stations, and gain insights from interviews with the astronauts who made history. Join us on this captivating journey through the wonders of space exploration.
This course provides a view of the history of spaceflight, from early writings telling of human’s fascination of space through the early Russian and American space stations. Developed as an interesting and entertaining slice of space history that is accessible to anyone with an interest in human spaceflight
What you will learn
Introduction
A welcome video and course syllabus
Unit 1 – Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Learn about the Apollo 11 moon landing with interesting interviews with the astronauts who made history
Unit 2 – Humankind’s Musings on Space Travel
Learn about how previous generations thought about the possibility of space travel
Unit 3 – Early Rocketry
Learn about how rockets were developed from the ancient Chinese through today’s powerful rockets
