Seminar-style course focusing on particular case studies at the intersection of governance, leadership, and technology.

Brief review of continuum mechanics and the seismic wave equation; P and S waves; reciprocity and representation theorems; eikonal equation and ray tracing; Huygens and Fresnel; surface-waves; normal-modes; seismic interferometry and noise; numerical solutions.

Space missions generate vast amounts of data — not only scientific data from payloads, but also technical data collected during testing, launch, and operations. This course provides students with practical skills in analyzing such data efficiently, using methods that are broadly applicable across space science and engineering problems.

The course provides theoretical and practical foundations in space systems engineering. Students design a space mission in teams, in collaboration with an industrial or governmental partner. The project includes key reviews, a final report, and concludes with the construction and launch of a small science mission.