Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has announced plans to launch the nation's first ever bachelor's degree in Commercial Space Operations.
The announcement was made Wednesday at the 16th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference in Washington.
The new degree program would be offered at Embry-Riddle's campus in Volusia County [Daytona Beach]. The school said the program will supply the commercial spaceflight industry with skilled graduates in the areas of space policy, operations, regulation and certification, as well as space flight safety, and space program training, management and planning.
When I was a kid, I wanted to attend Embry-Riddle--but two things stopped me---money (it is expensive) and the fact that Calculus II and I simply did not get along so well.
Still, in a period of time in which commercial spaceflight is growing by leaps and bounds, the offering of a commercial spaceflight degree is probably a good step for the small school. I suspect that many other leading technical universities will soon follow.
I wonder if and when they will offer a graduate degree in commercial spaceflight? Hmmmmmmmm.......
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This is so cool. It almost makes me want to go back to college.
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