Author Andrew Chaikin to teach online spaceflight course

BOZEMAN, Mont. - May 16, 2014 - PRLog -- Internationally known space journalist Andrew Chaikin will co-teach an online course from Montana State University this summer, along with scientist and former high school science teacher Jason Marcks.

Chaikin authored the best-selling chronicle of the Apollo moon missions, "A Man on the Moon," which was the main basis for Tom Hanks' Emmy-winning HBO miniseries, From the Earth to the Moon.

The online course, called "History of Spaceflight and Space Technology" (EDCI 580) is designed primarily for teachers and STEM informal educators and outreach professionals, but is open to anyone with an interest in space exploration from 1958 to the present day. The course offers three graduate credits from MSU and begins June 16, 2014.

The course will draw upon Chaikin's large body of historical space research, including his interviews with all 12 men to have walked on the moon, along with hundreds of other pioneering space explorers. Chaikin has also authored numerous articles in magazines including Newsweek, Popular Science, Air & Space/Smithsonian, WIRED, Sky and Telescope, Discover and Science Digest. In addition, Chaikin has written and created online content for space-related Web sites including Space.com, ScientificAmerican.com, and SkyandTelescope.com.

The course is offered through Extended University's National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN). For prerequisites and information about the course or to register, visit http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/ntenhome.aspx

Click on Current Courses at the left, then browse to History of Spaceflight and Space Technology.

Members of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) receive a 10% discount on the course.