Cutting Edge Tech Classes

Cutting Edge Tech Classes

Engineering Apollo: The Moon Project as a Complex System

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Cost: Free
This course allows students at any level from anywhere in the world to shoot the moon without leaving their home. Offered through MIT's OpenCourseware program, Engineering Apollo examines the space program from mathematical, physical, technical, cultural and historical perspectives. Expect to cover the mechanics of how Apollo got to the moon as well as the Cold War politics that made way.

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