NG4H317 - Space Environmental Management 01 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG4H317
Module Title: Space Environmental Management
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Aeronautical Engineering
Module Leader: Darren Williams
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2027 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 10 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100114 - aeronautical engineering 100115 - aerospace engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 50 50

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Apr 2025
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

Understanding of environmental issues that face Aerospace engineers.

Content Summary

Health and safety surrounding manned space stations.

Risk assessments of space environments

Space Debris

Space Sustainable Rating (SSR)

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 12
Tutorial 12
Independent Study 40
Directed Study 16
Formative Assessment - Independent 20
Total Hours Selected 100

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Concept of space sustainability

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Report into sustainable space orbit craft. 0 3000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1
Report 1

Reading List

NASA Systems Engineering Handbook: NASA/SP-2016-6105 Rev2 - Full Colour Paperback Version: NASA/SP-2016-6105 Rev2 - Full Colour Version Paperback – Illustrated, 19 Oct. 2017: NASA

R Grant, (2011) Contemporary Strategy Analysis, Blackwells

Various journals should be scanned including Flight International and Aviation Week