Syllabus and Weekly Reading Assignments for

From the Earth to the Moon

Early History & Fiction
- Rockets, Missiles, and Men in Space, Ch 1
- Excerpts from A Voyage to the Moon
Early History & Fiction
- Rockets, Missiles, and Men in Space, Ch 2
- Selections from From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon
Precursors to Space Flight
- Rockets, Missiles, and Men in Space, Ch 4
- ... the Heavens and the Earth, Introduction, Ch 1
Early Space Age
- ...the Heavens and the Earth, Ch 2-4
Antecedents to the Apollo Program
- ... the Heavens and the Earth, Ch 5-7
Apollo & the Space Race
- ... the Heavens and the Earth, Ch 8-10
Early Apollo
- Apollo: A Retrospective Analysis
- A Man on the Moon, Ch 1-3
Countdown to Landing
- A Man on the Moon, Ch 3-5
Stages to Saturn
- NASA-SP-4206, Ch 3-7
Chariots for Apollo
- NASA-SP-4205, Ch 2-7
Robotic Spacecraft
- Lunar Impact: A History of Project Ranger
- Unmanned Space Craft Management: Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter
The Future of Space Flight
- NASA's Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus
- Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U. S. Program of Human Space Exploration

Introductory Concepts
- Understanding Space, Sec 2.1, 2.2
Orbital Motion
- Understanding Space, Ch 4
Orbital Motion
- Understanding Space, Ch 5
Launch Vehicle Flight Dynamics
- Understanding Space, Sec 9.1, 14.1
Rocket Propulsion and Staging
- Understanding Space, Sec 14.1 - 14.3
Interplanetary Travel
- Understanding Space, Ch 6, Sec 7.1, 7.2
Lunar Transfer
- Understanding Space, Sec 7.2, 7.3
- Modern Spacecraft Dynamics & Control, Sec 3.5
Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics and Control
- Understanding Space, Sec 12.1, 12.2
Launch Vehicle Design
- Understanding Space, Ch 11, Sec 13.3, 13.4
Spacecraft Design
- Understanding Space, Ch 11, Sec 13.3, 13.4
Spacecraft Guidance
- Understanding Space, Sec 12.3
Telemetry, Communications & Tracking
- Understanding Space, Sec 13.1, 15.1

J. Sellers, Understanding Space: An Introduction to Astronautics, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
M. Kaplan, Modern Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, J. Wiley & Sons, 1976.
W. Ley, Rockets, Missiles, and Men in Space, Viking Press, 1968.
Cyrano de Bergerac, A Voyage to the Moon, 1687.
Jules Verne, From the Earth to the Moon, 1865, and Round the Moon, 1870.
W. McDougall, ...The Heavens and the Earth, Basic Books, 1985.
A. Chaikin, A Man on the Moon, Penguin Books, 1994.
C. Brooks, J. Grimwood, L. Swenson, Jr., Chariots for Apollo, NASA-SP-4205, 1979.
R. Bilstein, Stages to Saturn, NASA-SP-4206, 1980.
R. C. Hall, Lunar Impact: A History of Project Ranger, NASA-SP-4210, 1977.
E. Kolman, Unmanned Space Craft Management: Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter, NASA-SP-4901, 1972.
V. Pisacane, Fundamentals of Space Systems, Oxford, 2005.
--, GOES N Series Data Book, Rev. D, 2009.
N. Augustine, Augustine's Laws, Viking Press, 1986.
G. Dillingham, Commercial Space Transportation: Industry Trends, Government Challenges, and International Competitiveness Issues, GAO 12-836T, 2013.
A. Carnesale, ch., NASA's Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus, National Research Council, 2012.
M. Daniels, Jr., and J. Lunine, co-ch., Pathways to Exploration: Rationales and Approaches for a U. S. Program of Human Space Exploration, National Research Council, 2014.