The Program provides students with specific skills in space mission planning and in analysis
and design of launchers, satellites, and remote metering/telemetry systems. It emphasizes
systems-related and interdisciplinary aspects and is linked with research/innovation activities
in European aerospace industries. Graduates will be able to address complex issues
requiring analysis, development, simulation, and optimization in a wide range of aerospacerelated topics. The Master course is organized as follows. 1st year: knowledge is provided in
major aerospace areas, Spaceflight Mechanics and Attitude Dynamics, Controls, Fluid
Dynamics, and Propulsion (or telecommunications and remote sensing), Structures and
Space Systems. 2nd year: students can four possible different curricula, namely, Space
transportation, Spacecraft design and integration, Space missions and exploration, and
Space payloads and applications for telecommunication, navigation, and Earth observation
During the course the student work in team in hands-on projects and experimental activities
related to realization of cubesats, rovers, small rockets, just to mention some of the options.
Moreover, in their final thesis project the most skilled student can be involved in front-end
research projects of current interest in aerospace engineering or in internships in companies.
The master course is also tailored to preparing students to join a PhD program in aerospace
engineering either at Sapienza or elsewhere.