0 or 3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Laboratory Upper Division
In this course, students will use the knowledge they have gained as part of their education at Purdue to develop a comprehensive science-driven planetary exploration strategy. First, students will review the history of planetary exploration. Next, students will understand the current landscape for planetary exploration including missions and instruments which will soon fly. Throughout the course, student-led research and presentation exercises will build to the development of a mission concept for planetary exploration.
Learning Outcomes1Understand of the history of planetary exploration and the major science questions that influenced the designs of historical, ongoing, and proposed spacecraft missions.
2Make effective and engaging scientific presentations and posters using the Assertion-Evidence model.
3Understand how the grant proposal writing and evaluation process works within the NASA ROSES grant proposal system, including knowing how to:
4Write proposals for competitive grant programs, such as NASA ROSES.
5Evaluate grant proposals to determine their scientific merit.
6Participate in a proposal peer review panel discussion.
7Learn to write proposal evaluation peer review reports in a style consistent with NASA ROSES proposal peer review panel guidelines.
8Become an effective team member in a science-driven spacecraft mission proposal design study.
Restrictions
GPA by professor
made by Purdue students.