Comprehensive overview of the technology and business of satellite communications.

A free introductory course outlines the size of today’s industry, its major applications, and the basics of rocket launch and spacecraft communication.

Learn the principles of rocketry, the designs in use today, and the essentials of different orbits and how rockets reach them.

Gain an understanding what goes into a spacecraft and its impact on cost, size, and weight.

All spacecraft rely on communications. Learn how communications links work, and their practical and theoretical limits.

This unit introduces the established market sectors in the space business, their relative size and growth, and introduces the emerging markets that will propel the future of the business.

Space is a capital-intensive business funded by public and private financing, and governed by complex legal and regulatory rules developed over decades.

Certification and recertification exam for SBQ Fundamentals Certification