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Syllabus & Calendar

Because we have a worldwide audience, this course is timed by Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).  All times listed are in UTC, which is most likely not your local time zone.

Most release dates and deadlines will occur on Tuesdays at 14:00 UTC. However, there will be exceptions to this rule, particularly for Units 2, 3, and 4. For each unit, you should always check the deadlines carefully and plan your schedule in advance: the deadlines are listed beneath each section in the table of contents on the Course home page, and in the table below. 

  • The row in bold red indicates the current unit. Grayed-out rows show units whose due date has passed.
  • The "Grading Weight" column gives the percent of the final grade for the assignment(s) associated with each unit.

Unit
Name
Release Date
14:00 UTC
Assignment
Due Date
14:00 UTC
Grading Weight
1
Introduction to 16.00x
Tues, June 4th
Entrance Survey
-
-
2
Rocket Science
Tues, June 11th
Embedded Questions
Fri, June 21st
25%
3
Environmental Control and Life Support Systems
Fri, June 21st
Embedded Questions
Fri, June 28th
15%
4
Orbital Mechanics
Fri, June 28th
Embedded Questions
Tues, July 9th
25%
5
Microgravity and Space Physiology
Tues, July 9th
Embedded Questions
Tues, July 16th
15%
6
Extravehicular Activity
Tues, July 16th
Embedded Questions
Tues, July 23rd
10%
7
System Safety
Tues, July 23rd
Embedded Questions
Tues, July 30th
10%
-
Course Wrap-Up
Tues, July 30th
Exit Survey
Tues, August 2nd
-