SPST330 - Launch and Reentry Systems

Course Details

Course Code: SPST330 Course ID: 4835 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate

This is a survey course of launch systems and re-entry principles that reviews the basic principles of rocket propulsion, and covers launch windows, times and locations, launch vehicles and their subsystems, the concept of staging, current launch systems, re-entry design including trade-offs and options, and ICBM re-entry systems.

Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Start Month Session Weeks
Registration03/31/2025 - 08/29/2025 Course Dates09/01/2025 - 10/26/2025 Start Month September SessionSummer 2025 Session D Weeks8 Week session
Registration04/28/2025 - 10/03/2025 Course Dates10/06/2025 - 11/30/2025 Start Month October SessionFall 2025 Session B Weeks8 Week session

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.