Introduction to Astronautics, YFT0060

Poster presentations

General conditions

Composite work for 3-5 students
Format A2, text & pictures. Electronic version highly desirable!
Text ~3500 letters with spaces.
Estonian or Russian.

Example topics

• Estonia and Estonians in space
  Role of Estonia and Estonians in space exploration: history and a vision of the future
• Soft landing methods
  Overview of methods and devices which provide soft landing on the planets (with atmospheres or without it)
• Conception of a lunar base
  What is needed to sustain an inhabited lunar base? Which are its goals, is it necessary for the mankind?
• Human being far from the Earth
  Problems of long-term living in deep space (interplanetary missions, inhabited planetary bases)
• Automatic soil return
  Soil return missions to the Moon, the planets, asteroids etc.
• Use of gravity assist
  Gravity assist techique to change orbits and to gain velocity
• Engines with very high Isp
  Propulsion methods with very high specific impulse (ion propulsion, nuclear fuel etc.)
• Space race
  History of the competition for the supremacy in space
• Free topic