Space Mission Design and Operations

This lecture covers various aspects of space mission design and operations, including extravehicular activities, space robotics, astronaut selection and training, new projects in space exploration like Artemis, private spaceflights, and reflections on the course. It delves into historical spacewalks, the Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions, ISS EVAs, and the operational use of the Manned Maneuvering Unit. The lecture also discusses the Artemis program, the Lunar Gateway, and future Mars missions. It concludes with insights on suborbital spaceflights, sounding rockets, private space missions, and the challenges of human Mars missions.