MIT MIT-OCW
Space Propulsion
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this advanced course on rocket and spacecraft propulsion, covering chemical and electric engine systems. Topics include mission analysis, the physics and engineering of microthrusters, solid propellant rockets, and electrothermal, electrostatic, and electromagnetic methods of accelerating propellant. The course also examines satellite power systems and how they interact with propulsion design. Laboratory work has students design and characterize electric propulsion engines, connecting theory to hands-on testing. Materials include lecture notes, problem sets, and lab assignments drawn from MIT's Aeronautics and Astronautics curriculum, free to access under an open license.