Training provider: Science Programme office(SPO), ISRO HQ & Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun

Duration: June 05 to August 04, 2024

Description:Space Science and technology are exciting areas for scientists and researchers which has greatly impacted the societal and economical development of any country. In the recent years, it has also attracted the attentions of students and young generations to build their career in this advancing domain of science and technology. India being one of the leading space faring nation in the world, has been giving utmost importance to educate school children on space exploration related topics. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully accomplished many space missions which includes 124 spacecraft missions, 96 launch vehicles missions, 17 student’s satellites, 6 re-entry missions and launched 432 foreign satellites and 01 Launch missions facilitated by ISRO Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO Dehradun announces a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Overview of Space Exploration” for School students. The objective of this online course is to provide knowledge and awareness to school students on various aspects of Space Science and technology. During this course, the technical sessions will be delivered by eminent space scientists of India. It will be an unique opportunity for young generation to understand this exciting domain of space science and technology.

Objective:The overall objective of this course is to make awareness among school students on space science and exploration.

Format : Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)

Date and time : In UTC and CEST: (Open)

Language : English

Target participants of the course : The school students of India and abroad. (From Class 9th to 12th Std.)

Lecture No.	Topic	Faculty
L1	Space: What and How to Explore	Dr. Tirtha Pratim Das ISRO
L2	Rockets to access the space -	Shri Suresh Nair.C.GVSSC
L3	Space Exploration platforms	Dr. Shamrao, URSC
L4	Astronomy from Space -	Dr. Girish, ISRO HQ
L5	Solar and Heliophysics from space -	Dr. Sankarasubramanian, URSC
L6	Minor bodies in the Solar System	Prof.Shashikiran Ganesh,
L7	Exploration of planets and satellites	Dr. Smitha V Thampi,
L8	Near-Earth Space and Sun-Earth connection	Dr. Dibyendu Chakrabarti, PRL
L9	Mission design and operation for space science exploration	Shri.Leo Jackson, ISTRAC
L10	Archival of the Space Science Data	Shri Himanshu Pandey, ISTRAC