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Academy: courses, lessons and the forum

Take the space mission design courses, pass the lesson quizzes and ask questions in the training forum.

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  1. Open the Academy

    The Academy lists the courses: Introduction to Space Mission Design, Introduction to Orbital Mechanics, Satellite Mission Design, Space Mission Management Mindset and the Exam Prep course. Free courses show Free. The others show Members.

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  2. Start a course

    Press View details to see the lessons of a course. Press Start for free on a free course. On a members course, Unlock with membership takes you to the Membership page.

  3. Read a lesson

    A lesson opens in pages. Move through the pages with the page buttons. Your place is saved so Resume learning on the dashboard brings you back to it.

  4. Pass the lesson quiz

    Some lessons end with a quiz. Answer every question, then submit. You need 70 percent to pass. If you do not pass, read the explanations and try again as many times as you need.

  5. Follow your progress

    Your dashboard shows the lessons you completed in each course. Finish all the courses to become eligible for the MDL1 certification exam.

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  6. Use the training forum

    The forum is live during Training Week, the last calendar week of each month. Write a post to ask a question, or reply to a colleague. Outside Training Week you can still read the posts of earlier weeks.

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Good to know
  • The lessons use the same tools you will use for your own designs, so open them in another tab while you read.
  • There is a French version of the introductory course.
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