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In The Development of U.S. Missiles During the Cold War, you'll learn ...
- Understand the basic principles of the design, operation and function of rocket engines; both liquid and solid propellant types
- Understand the types of rocket engine fuels available and the advantages and disadvantages of each
- How missiles are classified especially according to their range of operation
- Be familiar with a typical missile launch site and the various major systems associated with it
Overview
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Credit: 1 PDH
Length: 27 pages
This course provides a short history of introductory information on ballistic missiles developed by the United States military including reference to the "space race" competition between the United States and Russia during the "Cold War". It features easily understood insight into the operation of rocket engines and the early stages of development of the Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System (ICBM), the first that was developed by the U.S. It also describes other U.S. missile programs and their deployment across the United States and Europe to combat the Russian threat.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the basic design, operation, and function of liquid- and solid-propellant rocket engines.
- Compare available rocket engine fuels and their advantages and disadvantages.
- Classify missiles, particularly by their range of operation.
- Describe a typical missile launch site and its major associated systems.
- Explain how Earth's rotation affects missile launches and why it favors launches from one coast over the other.
- Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the unique design of the U.S. Atlas ICBM.
- Describe the operation of the Atlas missile stages and how they differ from those of other missiles.
- Explain the basic design and operation of the U.S. Titan ICBM and how and why it differs from the Atlas ICBM.
- Describe the U.S. Thor and Jupiter MRBM missiles and the strategy for deploying them relative to U.S. ICBMs.
- Compare the deployment of the U.S. Redstone SRBM with the deployment of U.S. MRBM and ICBM missiles.
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 1 PDH
Length: 27 pages
