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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
imageGoing to space requires more than just rocket science.John Lamb via Getty Imagesimage

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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