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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, September 26
Entrance Survey
-
-
2
Rocket Science
Tues, October 3
Embedded Questions
Fri, October 13 (extended to Tues, October 24)
25%
3
Environmental Control and Life Support Systems
Fri, October 13
Embedded Questions
Fri, October 20 (no extensions!)
15%
4
Orbital Mechanics
Fri, October 20
Embedded Questions
Tues, October 31
25%
5
Microgravity and Space Physiology
Tues, October 31
Embedded Questions
Tues, November 7
15%
6
Extravehicular Activity
Tues, November 7
Embedded Questions
Tues, November 14
10%
7
System Safety
Tues, November 14
Embedded Questions
Tues, November 21
10%
-
Course Wrap-Up
Tues, November 21
Exit Survey
Tues, November 28
-