Cartography MSc - Curriculum
Subject: Space rersearch and its practical applications
Code: ITM-UKGYA
Credits: 2
Type of the course Lecture Practical Consultation
Credits 2    
Hourss/week 2    
Testing Exam    
Topics Definition of space activity. History of space research. Man in space. Away from the Earth, the study of the Solar system. Hungarian space research. The objective of space research. Rockets. Spacecraft and space systems. Onboard equipment for in situ measurements. Measurements based on the propagation of electromagnetic waves and their applications.
Space communication. Positioning in space. Remote sensing. The planet Earth. Cosmological outlook.
Literature

  • Ferencz Csaba: Űrtan – az űrkutatás és gyakorlati alkalmazásai, on-line jegyzet, Budapest, 2006
Suggested literature
  • Almár Iván, Both Előd, Horváth András: SH Atlasz, Űrtan. Springer, Budapest, 1996
  • Almár Iván, Horváth András (szerk.): Űrhajózási lexikon. Akadémiai–Zrínyi, Budapest, 1981
  • Francis, Peter: A bolygók, Gondolat, Budapest, 1988
  • Mielke, H. A rakétatechnika alapjai. Műszaki Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 1962
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