PHYS 321 The Physics & Implications of Space Travel

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NASA has recently begun accepting applications for the first manned mission to Mars!  How long until mankind is able to travel beyond our own solar system?  What are the requirements and implications of such ventures?

There is a dynamic relationship between technology, the science that makes it possible and the people that use it.  Many courses attempt to treat technology, science and people as separate entities even though changes in one tend to have a direct and almost immediate impact on the others.  To truly understand the implications that space travel would have on humanity, we must integrate all aspects of this dynamic relationship into one.  The result is a course based on equal parts Physics and Metaphysics.

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