Lecture 03: Orbiter Sub-System Design

Lecture 04: The Decision to Build the Shuttle

Lecture 05: Orbiter Structure + Thermal Protection System

Lecture 06: Propulsion - Space Shuttle Main Engines

Lecture 01: The Origins of the Space Shuttle

Lecture 02: Space Shuttle History

Lecture 07: Aerodynamics - (From Sub - to Hypersonic and Back)

Lecture 18: Mission Control 2

Lecture 16: Guidance, Navigation and Control

Lecture 22: Test Flying the Space Shuttle

A parade of guest lecturers straight from NASA and major contractors discuss every aspect of the shuttle from an engineering perspective. As previously stated - the decision to keep the video relentlessly zoomed in on the lecturer rather than occasionally panning to the presentation material can be a little maddening...but we all must learn to sacrifice

Tons of Detail & History for Manned Flight Junkies

A detailed overview of the shuttle program at the college level. Would have been nice for the video camera to capture the lecture’s slides during the presentations, but that doesn’t lessen the impact of the presentations.

Excellent overview

Aircraft Systems Engineering

Lecture 09: OMS, RCS, Fuel Cells, Auxiliary Power Unit and Hydraulic Systems

Lecture 08: Landing and Mechanical Systems

Lecture 15: Space Shuttle Accidents

Lecture 11: Use of Subsystems as a Function of Flight Phase

Lecture 10: The DoD and the Space Shuttle

Lecture 14: Ground Operations - Launching the Shuttle

Lecture 13: Environmental Control Systems

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