The Origins of the Space Shuttle (MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Lecture 1)
1:50:18Space Shuttle History (MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Lecture 2)
1:50:23Orbiter Sub-System Design (MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Lecture 3)
1:51:36The Decision to Build the Shuttle (MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Lecture 4)
1:52:52Orbiter Structure and Thermal Protection System (MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Lecture 5)
1:57:46Propulsion: Space Shuttle Main Engines (MIT 16.885J, Lecture 6)
1:59:51Aerodynamics: Subsonic to Hypersonic Flight (MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Lecture 7)
1:50:23Landing and Mechanical Systems (MIT 16.885J, Lecture 8)
1:53:28Lecture 9: OMS, RCS, Fuel Cells, Auxiliary Power Unit and Hydraulic Systems (16.885J)
1:51:17Lecture 10: The DoD and the Space Shuttle (16.885J)
1:03:03Lecture 11: Use of Subsystems as a Function of Flight Phase (16.885J)
1:53:08Lecture 12: Aerothermodynamics (16.885J)
1:55:28Lecture 13: Environmental Control Systems (16.885J)
1:52:28Lecture 14: Ground Operations - Launching the Shuttle (16.885J)
1:48:07Lecture 15: Space Shuttle Accidents (16.885J)
1:50:34Lecture 16: Guidance, Navigation and Control (16.885J)
1:48:49Lecture 17: Mission Control 1 (16.885J)
2:00:38Lecture 18: Mission Control 2 (16.885J)
1:48:54Lecture 19: Design Process as it Relates to the Shuttle (16.885J)
1:49:43Lecture 20: EVA and Robotics on the Shuttle (16.885J)
1:41:37Lecture 21: Systems Engineering for Space Shuttle Payloads (16.885J)
1:52:08Lecture 22: Test Flying the Space Shuttle (16.885J)
1:51:12Aerodynamics: Subsonic to Hypersonic Flight (MIT 16.885J Aircraft Systems Engineering, Lecture 7)
Five-Flight NASA Astronaut & Former NASA JSC Director
This lecture explores the fundamental principles of aerodynamics, covering regimes from subsonic to hypersonic flight, with an emphasis on their implications for aircraft and spacecraft system design. It details the complex physics governing flight performance across varied velocity profiles.
Aerodynamics - (From Sub - to Hypersonic and Back)
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Propulsion: Space Shuttle Main Engines (MIT 16.885J, Lecture 6)
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