Course News:
April 23: For today's group work, check out Asterank, the catalogue of potentially lucrative Near Earth Objects. And have a look at websites by Deep Space Industries and Planetary Resources, the two leading asteroid-mining companies.
April 19: Click here to access "Development of the Natural Resources of the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies."
April 11: Your rough essay drafts are due on April 17th. On that day, you will give a presentation about your essay. Your final drafts are due on May 8th.
April 7: I've posted our updated syllabus, with new (short) readings for our final two weeks. And remember: your rough drafts are now due on April 17th.
April 5: For today's Mars rover group work, click here for NASA's map of Mars.
March 18: If you can't access our podcast links through the syllabus, you can click here and here to get to them.
March 15: For today's group work, have a look at the declassified, condensed summary of the "Project Orion" proposals.
March 13: I've adjusted your syllabus by tweaking your readings and adding two podcast episodes for our missed classes. For today's group work, here's a link to our guide for reading primary sources, and here's a link to the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal.
February 23: On Tuesday, February 27th, we will meet at 3:30 PM in front of the Independence Ave entrance of the National Air and Space Museum in the National Mall.
February 15: Here's the group 1 collection of primary sources, and here's the "Pale Red Dot" image. And remember: I've tweaked our syllabus.
February 6: Here's a link to the live feed of the Falcon Heavy launch (which we may end up viewing in class). Here's a short clip of Mars through an eight-inch telescope, during the opposition of 2016. Here are the rival moon maps we discussed last week.
February 3: I've updated your syllabus with two short readings for next week. For group work this week, you'll also want to use the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter database. Oh, and here's an article about the latest exploits of the Curiosity rover.
January 30: Franz von Gruithuisen, a nineteenth-century Bavarian astronomer, thought he had spotted cities on the Moon. Here's one of his sketches of a lunar city, and here's another of a place he called "Wallwerk."
January 25: Confused about retrograde motion? Check out this handy video.
January 23: Have a look at this 1595 representation of the Arctic. Can you see any similarities to seventeenth-century depictions of the Moon?
January 18: I've made some minor revisions to our syllabus. Please have a look!
January 12: I'm delighted to share this good news with the class. Something to look forward to!
January 10: An updated syllabus - complete with assignment due dates - is now available. I've also revised and updated our website.
October 27: A draft syllabus is now online. Have a look!
April 19: Click here to access "Development of the Natural Resources of the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies."
April 11: Your rough essay drafts are due on April 17th. On that day, you will give a presentation about your essay. Your final drafts are due on May 8th.
April 7: I've posted our updated syllabus, with new (short) readings for our final two weeks. And remember: your rough drafts are now due on April 17th.
April 5: For today's Mars rover group work, click here for NASA's map of Mars.
March 18: If you can't access our podcast links through the syllabus, you can click here and here to get to them.
March 15: For today's group work, have a look at the declassified, condensed summary of the "Project Orion" proposals.
March 13: I've adjusted your syllabus by tweaking your readings and adding two podcast episodes for our missed classes. For today's group work, here's a link to our guide for reading primary sources, and here's a link to the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal.
February 23: On Tuesday, February 27th, we will meet at 3:30 PM in front of the Independence Ave entrance of the National Air and Space Museum in the National Mall.
February 15: Here's the group 1 collection of primary sources, and here's the "Pale Red Dot" image. And remember: I've tweaked our syllabus.
February 6: Here's a link to the live feed of the Falcon Heavy launch (which we may end up viewing in class). Here's a short clip of Mars through an eight-inch telescope, during the opposition of 2016. Here are the rival moon maps we discussed last week.
February 3: I've updated your syllabus with two short readings for next week. For group work this week, you'll also want to use the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter database. Oh, and here's an article about the latest exploits of the Curiosity rover.
January 30: Franz von Gruithuisen, a nineteenth-century Bavarian astronomer, thought he had spotted cities on the Moon. Here's one of his sketches of a lunar city, and here's another of a place he called "Wallwerk."
January 25: Confused about retrograde motion? Check out this handy video.
January 23: Have a look at this 1595 representation of the Arctic. Can you see any similarities to seventeenth-century depictions of the Moon?
January 18: I've made some minor revisions to our syllabus. Please have a look!
January 12: I'm delighted to share this good news with the class. Something to look forward to!
January 10: An updated syllabus - complete with assignment due dates - is now available. I've also revised and updated our website.
October 27: A draft syllabus is now online. Have a look!