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Following is a menu for the SpaceCAD curriculum. As you go through the lessons, you will learn both two-dimensional computer-aided drafting and the history of the United States space program. The projects are all based on authentic NASA technical drawings.

The NASA Space Program (Overview)
Lesson 1. Introduction to CAD and the CadStd® program
Lesson 2. Drawing setup (Drawing aids: snap, grid. Drawing formats. Line types. )
Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3. Beginning to draw: Create a title block.
Lesson 3 Quiz

Project Mercury (historical overview)
Lesson 4. Basic drawing and editing - Mercury Spacecraft Console Panels
Lesson 4 Quiz
Lesson 5. More editing - Mercury Spacecraft Instrument Panel
Lesson 5 Quiz
Lesson 6. Practice - Mercury Spacecraft Interior Arrangement
Lesson 6 Quiz
Lesson 7: Engineering Design: The Design Process; Design Documentation
Design Challenge: Design Your Own Spacecraft Cabin Layout All
Lesson 8. Dimensioning - Mercury Redstone Booster Units
Lesson 8 Quiz

Project Gemini (historical overview)
Lesson 9. Sectional Views: Gemini Spacecraft Landing System
Lesson 9 Quiz

Project Apollo (historical overview)
Practice. Application of Array, Arc & Mirror: Apollo Command and Service Modules

Space Shuttle (historical overview)
Lesson 10: Orthographic Projection of Space Shuttle
Lesson 10 Quiz
Practice Project: Dimensions of the Orbiter Vehicle
Lesson 11. Isometric Drawing: Shuttle Foot Restraints
Lesson 11 Quiz
Practice Project: Shuttle Personal Hygiene Equipment

Design Challenge: Shuttle Crew Galley
Design Challenge: Extravehicular Mobility Unit
Design Challenge. Satellite
Design Challenge. Lunar Rover
Design Challenge. Mars Lander

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