ESP Biography

In this course we will talk about the exploration of our solar system and beyond! We will start with the unmanned moon landings of 1960s, and cover missions to every single planet of the solar system. Particular focus will be on the exploration of the Mars, Curiosity mission, and the Voyager missions. We will also talk briefly about a possible manned mission to Mars, and space exploration beyond our solar system. A short list of the topics and missions we will cover: - Basics of spaceflight - Luna, Surveyor and Apollo missions to the moon - Mariner and Messenger missions to the Mercury - Magellan and Venera missions to Venus - Viking, Pathfinder, Sojourner, Opportunity and Curiosity missions to Mars - Galileo mission to Jupiter - Cassini mission to Saturn - Voyager, Pioneer and New Horizions missions to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Pluto) - Exploration of star systems other than our Solar System, and the recent findings of planets in other star systems by the Kepler probe.