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This course takes college students out of this world – and teaches them what it takes to become space pioneers

  • Written by Joshua D. Ambrosius, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Dayton
This course takes college students out of this world – and teaches them what it takes to become space pioneersGoing to space requires more than just rocket science.John Lamb via Getty ImagesText saying: Uncommon Courses, from The Conversation

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

Title of course:

“Space Exploration: Toward a Spacefaring Society”

What prompted the idea for the course?

The idea came from a desire to...

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