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For religious holidays – please notify instructors prior to any potential conflicts to properly accommodate your schedule.
http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html     http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/2004.htm

Honor Code: http://www.colorado.edu/academics/honorcode/Faculty.html

Lectures for Fall 2003:

08/26  Tu Lecture 1         Class Overview: Space Life Sciences Hardware
                                       Slide Show (pdf)       -       Notes

08/28  Th Lecture 2         Spaceflight Environment: Microgravity – Definition                              Microgravity Environment (doc) ‘Exercise’: 

09/02  Tu Lecture 3         Spaceflight Environment1: Launch, Landing, On-Orbit

09/04  Th Lecture 4         Spaceflight Environment2: Vacuum, Radiation, Atmosphere Composition, Pressure, Temperature, Humidity PDF

09/09  Tu Lecture 5         Spaceflight Environment3: Interface Verification and Testing (Facilities, Operations, Access, Services) PDF extras

09/11  Th Lecture 6         Design Guidelines, Safety Philosophies, Hazard Control, Safety Verification

09/16  Tu Lecture 7         Sample Containment: Hazard levels, sealed / vented / pressurized containers

09/18  Th Lecture 8         Space Incubator: Heating, Insulation, Temperature Control                 Fall 2003 Homework 1  (doc  pdf)

09/23  Tu Lecture 9         Cooling: Fan Selection, Heat Exchangers                                          

09/25  Th Lecture 10       Refrigeration: Thermoelectric Cooler Design    (Melcor Aztec TEC design software)

09/30  Tu Lecture 11       Heat Transport: heat pipes, water cooling, thermal gradients               Class Critique (results)

10/02  Th FALL BREAK  No Class - ENJOY

10/07  Tu Lecture 12       Pressurized Systems: definitions, safety controls                                  Homework 1 DUE

10/09  Th Lecture 13       Space Incubator: Putting it all together (lecture 6-12)                          Fall 2003 HOMEWORK 2   (doc / pdf)
                                       Incubator Thermal Design Presentation (ppt in pdf) /   Incubator Paper (doc in pdf)
                                       Plant Chamber Thermal Design Presentation (ppt in pdf) / Plant Chamber Thermal Design Paper (doc in pdf)
                                       Cold Stowage on ISS Hardware Examples (pdf)

10/14  Tu Lecture 14       Plant Chamber: requirements, sub-system design
                                       Plant Chamber Overview Presentation (ppt in pdf) / Paper (doc in pdf)

10/16  Th Lecture 15       Temperature and Humidity Control                                                    
                                       Plant Chamber Temperature / Humidity Control Presentation (ppt in pdf)   / Paper (doc in pdf)
                                       Plant Chamber Thermal Design Presentation (ppt in pdf) / Plant Chamber Thermal Design Paper (doc in pdf)

10/21  Tu Lecture 16       Atmosphere Control and Nutrient Delivery System Design                  Homework 2 DUE
                                       Plant Chamber Atmosphere Control Presentation (ppt in pdf) / Paper (doc in pdf)
                                       Nutrient Delivery Systems (ppt in pdf) / Paper (doc in pdf)

10/23  Th Lecture 17       Light Sources: plants / humans / video / spectroradiometer                  Take-Home Midterm Handout (doc / pdf)

10/28 Tu Lecture 18        Video Systems: resolution, color / B&W / digitizing / frame grabber   

10/30 Th Lecture 19        Power Supply: regulators, DC-DC and DC-AC converters             

11/04-06 Tu Lecture 20  Computer-based Data Acquisition and Control: A/D, D/A, DIO  (also in PDF)

11/11-13 Tu Lecture 22  Instrumentation / Sensor Integration: pressure, temperature, acceleration, gas, light  (also in PDF)
                                                                                                                                                Homework 3: Data Acquisition  (doc / pdf)

11/18 Tu Lecture 24        Bioreactor Designs  (PDF presentation)

11/20 Th Lecture 25        Data, Commanding, Mission Operations Mission Ops and Experimentation on Space Station

11/25 Tu Lecture 26                                                                                                                 Homework 4: Electric/Video  (doc / pdf)

11/27 Th No Class:       Thanksgiving                                                                                   Happy Thanksgiving !!

12/02 Tu Lecture 27        Assembly, Testing, Integration

12/04 Th Lecture 28        Project Presentations       (10 minutes each group,                              Homework 5:    (doc / pdf)

12/09 Tu Lecture 29            dito                          or individual, viewgraphs,                            (1999 presentation links as examples)

12/11 Th Lecture 30            dito                          and project report due)                               Take-Home Final Handout  (pdf / doc)

12/15 Monday                Official Final Exam Time: 07:30-10:00 am.                                         Take-Home Final DUE, no exam !
                                       last chance: project report and take-home final due date
                                                                              Fall 1999 Grades                                        Fall 2003 GRADES


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11/18  Tu    Lecture 24    Inflatable Structures for Experiment Accommodation     J. Clawson    Homework 4: Electric

11/20  Th    Lecture 25    Personal Life Support - Space Suit - Dr. David Klaus


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