BOZEMAN - A three-credit online graduate course from Montana State University covers the history of space flight and space technology. The instructors are internationally known space journalist Andrew Chaikin and aerospace consultant Jason Marcks.

The course, called "History of Spaceflight and Space Technology" (EDCI 591), is offered through MSU's National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN) and is designed for science teachers teaching any grade from elementary through community college.

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 is designed primarily for teachers, but is open to anyone with an interest in space exploration from 1958 to the present day. The course begins Sept. 17.

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://eu.montana.edu/NTEN and click on current courses in the yellow bar. The class is listed as EDCI 591-803.

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