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Executive- Space Thumbnail (1 day) Click to View More Information

Restricted to Corporate/Senior Decision Makers, Regional Directors, and Division Leaders or equivalents who find themselves in Line or Matrixed positions where Space Project Offices or Space Related Divisions report to them or their managers.

Provides high level, cursory introduction to achieve conversation level understanding of essential space concepts, ideas and terminology useful to the executive. By design the material is only an inch deep.

Intro- Space Orientation (3 Day/21hours) Click to View More Information

Designed for Program Managers, Task Leads, Senior Engineers (non-astro) and Personnel supporting Space Related Projects. This course is intended for direct supervisors of space contracts and members of space related contracts.

Similar to the Space Executive Course with considerably more detail and additional time for discussion and synthesis of topics.

* This course is testable.

Basic- Space Fundamentals (5 Day/35 hours) Click to View More Information

Designed for Space Contractors of any background; Engineers (Non-Astro); Retired Military wanting to add "space" to their resume’s; Entry Level Personnel, and those from the other two courses seeking more in-depth information.
* This course is testable.

Comprehensive- Space Fundamentals (12 Day/72 hours - 3 days per week – Tues-Thurs /4 weeks/6 hrs per day) Click to View More Information

This course is intended for space contractors and those applying for space contractor positions; Engineers (Non-Astro); Retired Military and Entry Level Personnel wanting to get more detailed "space" on their resume’s; and those from the other three courses seeking much more in-depth information.
VA Approved and funded - Certificate Granting course.
For those with VA eligibility- only Montgomery GI Bill eligible Veterans. (Student pays up-front and VA reimburses)
* This course is testable.

Course Catalog 2009-2010

Executive- Space Thumbnail Course (1 Day/ 7 hrs)
Provides high level, cursory introduction to achieve conversation level understanding of essential space concepts, ideas and terminology useful to the executive. By design the material is only an inch deep.
Course Schedule:	No Classes Scheduled
Course Price:	$ ---
Course Content:
	Space History and Treaties	1 hr
	Environment of Space	.5 hr
	Orbital Dynamics	1 hr
	Orbit types and associated missions	.5 hr
	Satellite subsystems	.25 hr
	Launch	.25 hr
	Electromagnetic spectrum basics	.25 hr
	How we use satellites for:
	Navigation and Timing	1 hr
	Communications	1 hr
	Remote Sensing (Imagery, Radar, etc)	1 hr
	Environmental Monitoring	.25 hr
Target Audience:	Reminder: This course is restricted to Senior Executives, Company Presidents, VPs, District Managers and similar positions who find themselves in Line or Matrixed positions where Space Project Offices or Space Related Divisions report to them or their managers.
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Intro- Space Orientation (3 Day/21hours)
Similar to the Space Executive Course with considerably more detail and additional time for discussion and synthesis of topics. This course is still valid for the Space Executive Course target audience who can dedicate three full days to learning space. This course is testable.
Course Schedule:	No Classes Scheduled
Course Price:	$ ---
	Space History and Treaties	2.5 hr
	Environment of Space	1.5 hr
	Orbital Dynamics	2 hr
	Orbit types and associated missions	1 hr
	Satellite subsystems	1 hr
	Launch	1 hr
	Electromagnetic spectrum basics	1 hr
	How we use satellites for:
	Navigation and Timing	1.5 hr
	Communications	1.5 hr
	Remote Sensing (Imagery, Radar, etc)	2 hr
	Environmental Monitoring	1 hr
	This course also includes a block on Missile Warning	.5 hr
	And Finally
	Testing	3 hr
	Course Admin	1.5 hr
Target Audience:	Designed for Program Managers, Task Leads, Senior Engineers (non-astro) and Personnel supporting Space Related Projects. This course is intended for direct supervisors of space contracts and members of space related contracts. Significantly more detailed than the Space Executive Course, it provides approximately 50% more information in twice the time, allowing more discussion and synthesis of the space material offered.
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Basic- Space Fundamentals (5 Day/35 hours)
Course length allows for more in-depth coverage of topics, and allows more application discussions. It also introduces testing into the curriculum. This course is testable.
Course Schedule:	No Classes Scheduled
Course Price:	$ ---
Course Content:
	Space History and Treaties	3 hr
	Environment of Space	1.5 hr
	Orbital Dynamics	3 hr
	Orbit types and associated missions	1.5 hr
	Satellite subsystems	1 hr
	Launch	2 hr
	Electromagnetic spectrum basics	1 hr
	How we use satellites for:
	Navigation and Timing	1.5 hr
	Communications	1.5 hr
	Remote Sensing (Imagery, Radar, etc)	2 hr
	Environmental Monitoring	1 hr
	Missile Warning	.5 hr
	Testing	3 hr
	Course Admin	1.5 hr
	Additional topics from the 3-Day Orientation course include:
	A GPS Field Exercise	1.5 hr
	Doctrine	1.5 hr
	Acquisition	1.5 hr
	Threats to Satellite systems	1.5 hr
	Missile Defense	1.5 hr
	Cyber Warfare	1.5 hr
Target Audience:	Designed for Space Contractors of any background; Engineers (Non-Astro); Retired Military wanting to add "space" to their resume’s; Entry Level Personnel, and those from the other two courses seeking more in-depth information. This course is intended for space contractors and those applying for space contractor positions. It gives a broad, but comprehensive appreciation of all space and missile defense related topics necessary for working effectively in space operations, analysis or research positions. A Natural fit for annual "Continuing Education" requirements/credit.
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Comprehensive- Space Fundamentals (12 Day/72 hours - 3 days per week- Tues-Thurs /4 weeks/6 hrs per day)
This course gives a much more comprehensive coverage of topics to provide working knowledge and confidence of all space and missile defense related topics necessary for working effectively in space operations, analysis or research positions. VA Approved and funded - Certificate Granting course. For those with VA eligibility- only Montgomery GI Bill eligible Veterans. (Student pays up-front and VA reimburses) VA requires a 72 hour course to qualify for their funding, so the schedule is designed to allow the student to multi-task with their current job while affording quality classroom time to effectively absorb the material presented.
Course Schedule:	No Classes Scheduled
Course Price:	$ ---
Course Content:
	Space History and Treaties	8 hr
	Environment of Space	2 hr
	Orbital Dynamics	3 hr
	Orbit types and associated missions	2 hr
	Satellite subsystems	2 hr
	Launch & Command/COntrol	3 hr
	Electromagnetic spectrum basics	2 hr
	How we use satellites for:
	Navigation and Timing	2 hr
	A GPS Field Exercise	6 hr
	Communications	3 hr
	Remote Sensing (Imagery, Radar, etc)	3 hr
	Environmental Monitoring	2.5 hr
	Missile Warning	1 hr
	Doctrine	2 hr
	Acquisition	2 hr
	Threats to Satellite Systems	3 hr
	Missile Defense	2 hr
	Cyber Warfare	1 hr
	Plus a field trip to Digital Globe and NOAA	9 hr
	And Finally:
	Testing	6 hr
	Course Admin	3.5 hr
Target Audience:	While this course is a natural draw for Veterans with VA benefits, it is most definitely open to “non-VA” students. In fact VA requires that the class NOT be comprised of only VA students!!! This course is intended for space contractors and those applying for space contractor positions; Engineers (Non-Astro); Retired Military and Entry Level Personnel wanting to add more detailed “space” to their resume’s; and those from the other three courses seeking much more in-depth information.
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