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Ultimate Simple Guide to Rocket Science (Udemy.com)

Learn the bare essential equations and ideas for aerospace engineering. No calculus. No programming. Just performance.

4.6
138 reviews

Created by: Philip Baldock

Last updated June 2018

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What you will learn

  • Plot basic space missions using Hohmann Transfers
  • Calculate the motions of most celestial bodies using Kepler's Laws and the Vis Viva Equation
  • Estimate the performance of different rocket designs and create your own designs at a basic level
  • Understand the logic and operation of human spaceflight

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  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 74% of them
  • Reviews138#256 of 336 by number of reviews
  • Length5.5 hourslonger than 52% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2018earlier than 91% of them

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Course Description

Have you always had a burning passion for space exploration but not the opportunity to study engineering at a university level? This course is designed to provide you the practical foundations for planning missions, a career in aerospace and an understanding of how to estimate the performance of your own designs and ideas.

In this course you will:

  1. Learn the mechanics of motion from the basics at a gentle and forgiving pace

  2. Learn the laws and rules governing the orbits of all celestial bodies

  3. Plan Hohmann Transfer orbits, how long they take, how much fuel they need

  4. Predict the performance of rocket engines and De Laval nozzles from first principles

  5. Use the Tsiolkovski equation to estimate fuel requirements for any maneuver

  6. Estimate launch requirements and drag

  7. Learn the key aspects every rocket must have to fly stable

  8. Learn to budget for mass on realistic missions

Rocket science is a deep and varied subject, so it's no surprise that this course touches on everything from rocket motion to combustion chemistry. When you know the basic ideas and formulas it should become clear where to look to push your skills and experience to wherever you dream of going but you need to take the first step to get there.

Disclaimer:

This course is not a substitute for a degree in aerospace engineering or specialist consultancy, by purchasing this course you agree that the course instructor is in no way liable for any disputes, claims, losses, injuries, or damage of any kind that might arise out of or relate to the content of this course or any supporting communications between instructor and student.
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Instructor Details

Philip Baldock

I graduated with an MSci in Physics at the University of Birmingham in 2011 and went on to do research in the radiation damage of advanced composites.

Studying at the University of Birmingham, I remember my friends from other fields and even outside academia having so much passion for human endeavours, particularly in engineering. I could spot the creative energy of budding engineers and scientists in seconds but, in most cases, they felt like it was just too complicated to do anything with themselves. We’d watch Sci-Fi and play video games and I’d see their passion trying to get out. It always felt like such a shame that so much of the mathematical sciences are taught in so formal and impersonal a way that so few people actually take these subjects at university.

That’s why I decided to start making courses on Udemy, to make the creativity and the freedom I experienced learning the physical sciences available to anyone with a burning passion for them.

Of course, designing a rocket launch vehicle or a city on the Moon is hard and in many cases irreducibly so but every finished blueprint sent to a billion dollar factory must start out as a few simple lines of highschool level mathematics scribbled on a few sheets of paper.

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4.6

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By Kartik Kharbanda on 7/16/2025

It's a very interesting course. In the start, I thought its basic since newton's 3 laws were being taught. But now, I am intrigued to know what's there further in the course.

By Robert Oved on 6/10/2025

The course was very well taught and engaging. I really loved it and learned some nice tidbits. My only feedback is add some quizzes to test knowledge. But otherwise, the lectures are super.

By Vladimir Voineag on 6/18/2022

Great introductory course for one of the most amazing sciences out there! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us and answering the broad questions of space travel!

By Angela Mitchell on 9/6/2020

Loved this course. You do need a basic understanding of maths and chemistry but everything is very clearly explained in a logical step by step way. I don't have a scientific background and joined this course purely out of personal curiosity, wondering if I would be completely out of my depth. When I signed up, I wasn't sure if I would be able to complete the course but I thought I would give it a go, and now here I am at the end, having thoroughly enjoyed it. The presenter is engaging and enthusiastic but for me the pitch was at the perfect level. Don't think I will be applying for jobs at NASA or Space X any time soon, but will look forward to following rocket launches in future with a much higher degree of interest and understanding.

By Ric Hill on 4/21/2020

very interesting and enjoyable course, level of presentation spot on for what I was looking for. Examples were well chosen and worked to help with understanding of the subject matter.

By Jibin George on 4/18/2020

The course more intuitive and graphical explaining ..The instructor feels like just reading it out just as same like YouTube .But I paid for this course with my hard earned money.i am not satisfied with the course

By Carl Vlok on 3/27/2020

Everything is explained perfectly. You don't have to be a mathematician to understand the equations thanks to they way its explained. This was a great experience!

By Tejasvi Kumar on 11/11/2019

well i thought the course will be pretty hard for me coz' i am a high school student but till now it is totally understandable and its amazing

By Julian Chang on 9/22/2019

what a brilliant Rocket Science 101 course! For those of you who are looking into gaining more intuitive understanding of the subject, please sign on to this course as you'll not regret it.

By Martin Strydom on 7/27/2019

I see not a lot of people has enrolled in this course yet. So I just want to say this guy communicates very well and covers the topic well. Keep on updating the series. I really enjoy it.

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  • Updated: icon June 2018
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