18 episodes

Astrobiology asks: Where do we come from? Are we alone? Where are we going?

This course gives an overview of the excitement of astrobiology and space exploration, from the origin of our own biofriendly universe to questions of the future of mankind both on Earth and beyond.

Astrobiology and Space Exploration (Winter 2008‪)‬ Lynn Rothschild

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Astrobiology asks: Where do we come from? Are we alone? Where are we going?

This course gives an overview of the excitement of astrobiology and space exploration, from the origin of our own biofriendly universe to questions of the future of mankind both on Earth and beyond.

    • video
    18. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (March 13, 2008)

    18. Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (March 13, 2008)

    Final meeting of Professor Lynn Rothschild's Astrobiology and Space Exploration course. Seth Shostak discusses the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) program. (March 13, 2008)

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    17. NASA, Past, Present and Future (March 11, 2008)

    17. NASA, Past, Present and Future (March 11, 2008)

    Seventeenth meeting of Professor Lynn Rothschild's Astrobiology and Space Exploration course. (March 11, 2008)

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    16. Exploration and Colonization of Mars - Why and How? (March 6, 2008)

    16. Exploration and Colonization of Mars - Why and How? (March 6, 2008)

    Sixteenth meeting of Professor Lynn Rothschild's Astrobiology and Space Exploration course. (March 6, 2008)

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    15. Controlled Environmental Life Support (March 4, 2008)

    15. Controlled Environmental Life Support (March 4, 2008)

    Fifteenth meeting of Professor Lynn Rothschild's Astrobiology and Space Exploration course. (March 4, 2008)

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    14. Human Space Program: NASA, USSR, and Beyond (February 15, 2008)

    14. Human Space Program: NASA, USSR, and Beyond (February 15, 2008)

    Fourteenth meeting of Professor Lynn Rothschild's Astrobiology and Space Exploration course. (February 15, 2008)

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    13. NASA's Planetary Policy: History and Implementation (February 21, 2008)

    13. NASA's Planetary Policy: History and Implementation (February 21, 2008)

    Thirteenth meeting of Professor Lynn Rothschild's Astrobiology and Space Exploration course. (February 21, 2008)

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Customer Reviews

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chatomorgan ,

Boring….

If you don't mind having the camera follow the speaker around for the entire time in closeup then this is for you. When pics were shown on the screen you were not shown what it was, but only enough which happened to surrounded the speaker.

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