Innovation in and from space

ME-562 / 3 credits

Teacher: Neuenschwander Daniel

Language: English

Summary

The course provides MA students with a strategic understanding of the space sector and how to translate research into industrial applications. It covers space economy, project mngt, leadership, and interdisciplinary innovation, with skills applicable to large transformative projects across sectors.

Content

The course will introduce the context of space activities both at the European and worldwide levels, provide an overview of the growing space economy, explore the paths from research models to industrial products, cover the basics of the project management in space, explain review process and risk management in a space project, discuss space transportation systems and services, briefly describe space missions to LEO, Moon and Mars, introduce key space-based applications and ground operations supporting space activities, discuss relevance of science in space missions, define success factors and characteristics of complex programmes, outline how to bridge space technologies and other economic sectors.

Keywords

Space Economy, project management in complex environments, knowledge and technology transfer.

 

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

None.

 

Recommended courses

No specific courses recommended.

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Competency in space project management and implementation
  • Evaluation of TRLs for space projects
  • Understanding of the current state and direction of the space-based economy
  • Strategic understanding of the space sector with a focus on space exploration and transportation
  • General understanding of how to manage complex, innovative projects

Expected student activities

Participate actively in classes, read background readings, give presentations.

 

Assessment methods

  • 40% Group project
  • 35% Individual assignment
  • 25% Class participation

 

Supervision

Office hours No
Assistant.e.s Yes
Forum Yes

Resources

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

No

Bibliography

Relevant articles provided by instructor.

 

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In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Innovation in and from space
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Innovation in and from space
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Innovation in and from space
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Innovation in and from space
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Innovation in and from space
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Innovation in and from space
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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