The lecture provides a survey about mechanical problem statements, as they occur in space navigation. Moreover the lecture intends to rise the interest in mechanics by applying it to fashionable topics

Selection of proper coordinate frames for the formulation of the governing equations of space vehicles; basics of orbital mechanics; perturbation of orbital motion; dynamics of rockets and orbit manoeuvres; determination of interplanetary orbits; introduction to attitude dynamics

oral exam

W.Steiner, M.Schagerl, Raumflugmechanik, Springer Verlag 2004

Basic skills in mathematics and mechanics