Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester | |
| Degree programme: | Bachelor Mechatronics Fulltime |
| Type of degree: | FH Bachelor´s Degree Programme |
| Full-time | |
| Winter Semester 2025 | |
| Course unit title | Introduction to Astronautics |
| Course unit code | 024506019019 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Elective |
| Semester when the course unit is delivered | Winter Semester 2025 |
| Teaching hours per week | 2 |
| Year of study | 2025 |
| Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle) | First Cycle (Bachelor) |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Gernot GRÖMER |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites |
none |
| Course content |
"Introduction to the solar system Technical basics of space travel:
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| Learning outcomes |
The lecture provides an introduction to the technical and organizational challenges of space travel. After a compact introduction to the astronomical basics, the focus is on relevant subsystems such as propulsion, communication and energy, as well as the basics of orbital mechanics, manned space flight and analog research. Towards the end of the course, students design their own space mission. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
Lectures, Exercises |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
Project presentation and collaboration with the following examination parts: 50% Collaboration The sum of the two examination parts is decisive for a positive overall assessment. |
| Comment |
Gernot Grömer is director of the Austrian Space Forum and hosts the Servus TV program “TM Wissen”; he is active in analog research and has led 12 Mars simulations in Mars-like deserts on Earth. |
| Recommended or required reading |
Ulrich Walter (2018): Astronautics. New York, NY: Springer Berlin Heidelberg.
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| Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Face-2-face |
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