Title: Examine hazards identified with space operations.
Course: Aerospace Technology I (21055-I) > Section: Living and Working in the Space Environment

Examination should include dangers posed by the space environment, rocket systems, computer systems, and human error, such as

- sanitation issues
- sickness and contamination
- mechanical failure
- catastrophic failure
- radiation
- temperature issues
- space debris
- maintenance concerns
- meteorites
- political consequences.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What dangers are associated with radiation?
- What considerations must be made for high-speed re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere?
- What precautions can be taken to minimize dangerous collisions with manufactured and natural objects in space?
- What are some notable aerospace accidents or tragedies? What lessons were learned as the result of each?