864 - Astrophysics

Astronomy Seminar II

1. (Feb 20) Space as a Medium Orbits, 
   (what can we do in space, space for sustainability)
   
   
2. (Feb 27) Space and spacecraft environment 
   (Radiation, Temperature, etc)
   
   
3. (Mar 5) Launch vehicles and orbital dynamics  
   (New generation launchers, new space)
   
   
4. (Mar 12) Planetary Missions 
   (Purpose of missions, Technologies, Science, Geology)
   
   
5. (Mar 19) Mars and Mars Missions 
   (Mars Environment, Current and Future Mars Missions)
   
   
6. (Mar 26) Satellites and Subsystems 
   (Cubesats, Smallsats, and Large Scale Spacecrafts)
   
   
7. (Apr 2) Ground Segment and Space Telecommunications 
   (Ground Stations, Frequencies, ITU, Blackouts)
   
   
8. (Apr 16) Observational Techniques 
   (Electromagnetic Spectrum, Cameras)
   
   
9. (Apr 30) Ground Based Telescopes 
   (Effect of Atmosphere, Types of Telescopes)
   
   
10. (May 7) Space-Based Telescopes 
    (Hubble, Herschel, JWST, etc)
    
    
11. (May 14) Next Generation Instrumentation 
    (What will be our limits?)
    
    
12. (May 21) Worldwide Space Business and Turkiye 
    (IoT, Remote Sensing, Space Economy)
    
    
13. (May 28) The Future of Space 
    (Our place in space, the Moon and Mars, Space Tourism, Asteroid Mining)
    
    
14. Bonus: Cosmology  
    (Beginning and the End of the Universe)
    
    
15. Bonus: Searching for Life in the Universe 
    (What is Life? Why do we search for life?)