SYLLABUS FOR SPACE CADET - LEVEL 1

TRAINING COURSE OUTLINE

1. OVERVIEW
   
   Requirements
   Training outline
   References and reading
2. OUR SPACE ENVIRONMENT
   
   Distances
   Times
   Motions
   Coordinates
   The sky - day and night
   
3. SPACE MATHEMATICS
   
   Space formulae
   Using computers
   
4. SATELLITES
   
   Classification
   Information
   Observations
   Imaging
   Use of an astrolabe
   Orbit determination
   
5. ROCKETS
   
   Principles
   Launching
   Observations
   
6. COMMUNICATION
   
   Frequencies
   Signal classification and identification
   Procedures
   
7. NAVIGATION
   
   Navigation instruments
   Location
   Direction Finding
   
8. AIR FLIGHT AND SPACE FLIGHT
   
   Principles of atmospheric flight
   Principles of space flight
   Flight simulators
   Flight exercises
   
9. SPACE WEATHER
   
   Description
   Monitoring
   Effects
   
10. SPACE MEDICINE
    
    Safety
    Space aid
    The human body in space
    
11. EXAMINATIONS
    
    Written
    Oral
    Practical
    
12. CONCLUSION
    
    Results
    Presentations
    Where to from here?