Chemical Rocket Propulsion Spring 2019

Space Shuttle Main Engine

Chemical Rocket Propulsion

MECH 581A4

Rocket of the Week

In addition to learning how to design a rocket propulsion system, this course will also provide a historical perspective on rocket propulsion. Each week, we will highlight a different rocket, spacecraft, propulsion system or rocket scientist and discuss how they relate to what we are studying in class. This website will contain links with more information on each "rocket of the week".

Week 1: Dr. Robert Goddard Movie1 Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes Movie2 Biography

Week 2: German V2 Rocket and Wernher von Braun Missle to the Moon Documentary Biography V2 Videos

Week 3: Project Mercury, Mercury-Redstone 3 and Freedom 7 Mission
Week 4: Sputnik/R-7 Rocket (Russian Space Web) Sergei Korolev-The Chief Designer Launch of R-7

Week 5: The X-Plane Program, xlr-11 engine, X-1 documentary, X-15, xlr-99 engine, stats, pictures, X-15 documentary

Week 6: The Atlas Rocket -Mercury Atlas (Atlas LV-3B) - Development - John Glenn-Friendship 7 - The Right Stuff

Week 7: ARIES I and ARIES II: CSU Hybrid Rocket - Design - ARIES II Launch

Week 8: Gemini-Titan; Titan II; Launch History of Atlas /Titan/Saturn; Project Gemini ; The Damascas Incident

Week 9: Saturn V (F-1 Engine)Launch Photos - Apollo Photo Archive - Apollo 11 The Movie - Where did they get the footage?

Week 10: Lunar Excursion Module: Lunar Orbit Rendezvous - Apollo Program (NASA SP350) - Apollo 11 - Apollo 12 - Houston we have a problem

Week 11: Apollo Command and Service Module - Moon Machines Video

Week 12: Commercial development of space:

Space Ship One; The Ansari X-Prize

Virgin Galactic

Spacex

Blue Origin

Copenhagen Suborbitals TM65 Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine

Week 13: Soviet Manned Lunar Program and N1 Rocket N1 Rocket Documentary

Week 14: Space Shuttle SSME; Space Shuttle SRM

Week 15: Deep Space One

Suggested Readings: The Right Stuff, Rocket Boys, Von Braun: Dreamer of Space Engineer of War, Korolev, Goddard Biography, First Man,

home and objectives

course outline and notes

Colorado State University • Fort Collins, CO 80523 • Phone / 970.491.2328
Contact marchese@colostate.edu with questions, problems or comments.
©2019 Anthony J. Marchese.


Space Shuttle Main Engine	Chemical Rocket Propulsion MECH 581A4 Rocket of the Week In addition to learning how to design a rocket propulsion system, this course will also provide a historical perspective on rocket propulsion. Each week, we will highlight a different rocket, spacecraft, propulsion system or rocket scientist and discuss how they relate to what we are studying in class. This website will contain links with more information on each "rocket of the week". Week 1: Dr. Robert Goddard Movie1 Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes Movie2 Biography Week 2: German V2 Rocket and Wernher von Braun Missle to the Moon Documentary Biography V2 Videos Week 3: Project Mercury, Mercury-Redstone 3 and Freedom 7 Mission Week 4: Sputnik/R-7 Rocket (Russian Space Web) Sergei Korolev-The Chief Designer Launch of R-7 Week 5: The X-Plane Program, xlr-11 engine, X-1 documentary, X-15, xlr-99 engine, stats, pictures, X-15 documentary Week 6: The Atlas Rocket -Mercury Atlas (Atlas LV-3B) - Development - John Glenn-Friendship 7 - The Right Stuff Week 7: ARIES I and ARIES II: CSU Hybrid Rocket - Design - ARIES II Launch Week 8: Gemini-Titan; Titan II; Launch History of Atlas /Titan/Saturn; Project Gemini ; The Damascas Incident Week 9: Saturn V (F-1 Engine)Launch Photos - Apollo Photo Archive - Apollo 11 The Movie - Where did they get the footage? Week 10: Lunar Excursion Module: Lunar Orbit Rendezvous - Apollo Program (NASA SP350) - Apollo 11 - Apollo 12 - Houston we have a problem Week 11: Apollo Command and Service Module - Moon Machines Video Week 12: Commercial development of space: Space Ship One; The Ansari X-Prize Virgin Galactic Spacex Blue Origin Copenhagen Suborbitals TM65 Liquid Propellant Rocket Engine Week 13: Soviet Manned Lunar Program and N1 Rocket N1 Rocket Documentary Week 14: Space Shuttle SSME; Space Shuttle SRM Week 15: Deep Space One Suggested Readings: The Right Stuff, Rocket Boys, Von Braun: Dreamer of Space Engineer of War, Korolev, Goddard Biography, First Man,
home and objectives
course outline and notes
homework assignments
NASA CEA Code
rocket of the week
design project
rules and grading
Colorado State University • Fort Collins, CO 80523 • Phone / 970.491.2328 Contact marchese@colostate.edu with questions, problems or comments. ©2019 Anthony J. Marchese.