Space Safety
Learn about satellite safety, space debris management, and astronaut protection in this comprehensive course on space safety and operations.
Learn about satellite safety, space debris management, and astronaut protection in this comprehensive course on space safety and operations.
This comprehensive course explores critical aspects of space safety, covering satellite collision prevention, meteorite impact protection, and space debris management. Led by astronaut Dr. Thomas Reiter and experts from the European Space Agency (ESA), students learn about space weather, debris tracking, collision avoidance, cyber security, and space medicine. The course provides practical insights into protecting space infrastructure and human life while exploring future scenarios for space applications.
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What you'll learn
Understand space weather impacts and protection measures
Master space debris tracking and mitigation strategies
Learn collision avoidance techniques for spacecraft
Analyze planetary defense against asteroid impacts
Implement cyber security measures for space systems
Study space medicine and human factors in space
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This course includes:
437 Minutes PreRecorded video
24 assignments
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There are 9 modules in this course
This comprehensive course covers the fundamental aspects of space safety, focusing on three main domains: space weather, space debris, and planetary defense. Students learn about protecting human infrastructure in space and on Earth from space-based hazards. The curriculum includes detailed modules on collision avoidance, cyber security, and space medicine, providing both theoretical knowledge and practical applications in space safety operations.
Introduction by Thomas Reiter
Module 1 · 16 Minutes to complete
Introduction Space Safety
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Space Weather
Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete
Space Debris
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Collision Avoidance
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Planetary Defense and Asteroid Impacts
Module 6 · 2 Hours to complete
SSA Centre
Module 7 · 3 Hours to complete
Cyber Security
Module 8 · 2 Hours to complete
Space Medicine
Module 9 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Distinguished Planetary Defense Expert and Space Mission Specialist
Dr. Detlef Koschny brings over three decades of expertise in planetary science and space mission management. His career spans from aerospace engineering at TU Munich to leadership roles at ESA's Planetary Defence Office. His academic credentials include a Diplom and Ph.D. from TU Munich, with research at Caltech studying impact ejecta related to dinosaur extinction theories. His professional journey includes positions as Payload Engineer at Kayser-Threde GmbH, Technical Manager for space-based cameras at Max Planck Institut für Aeronomie, and significant contributions to ESA's planetary missions and defense initiatives. Currently serving as Honorary Professor at TUM's School of Engineering and Design, he specializes in small solar system bodies and near-Earth objects. His expertise is recognized through the naming of asteroid (21686) Koschny in his honor. His research focuses on asteroid defense, meteor showers, and hypervelocity impacts, while teaching "Near-Earth Objects for Engineers and Physicists" at TUM. His work has significantly influenced planetary defense strategies and space mission planning, particularly in asteroid impact threat assessment and mitigation
Space Medicine and Stress Research Expert
Dr. Dominique Moser serves as a researcher at LMU University Hospital of Munich's Department of Anaesthesiology, specializing in Translational Research focusing on Stress and Immunity. At TUM's Space Safety program, she contributes expertise on space medicine and its implications for human health in space environments. Her research focuses on analyzing how spaceflight conditions affect human physiology, particularly stress responses and immune system function. Her work bridges the gap between space medicine research and terrestrial medical applications, demonstrating how studies of astronauts' physiological responses can benefit patients in intensive care units. As part of the Space Safety course, she collaborates with colleagues including Prof. Alexander Choukér and Prof. Peter zu Eulenburg to teach about the medical challenges of human spaceflight, stress responses in space, and the transformation of cells in microgravity environments. Her teaching methodology emphasizes the practical applications of space medicine research for both astronaut health and Earth-based medical treatments
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