Online College Degrees for the Future?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by TEKMAN, May 17, 2023.

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  1. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    The Colorado School of Mines offers Bachelor, Master and Ph.D in Space Resources on-campus or online. It is an interesting degree major that I have ever seen. I am wondering this degree offering is the result of President Trump's Space Force establishment and all the space investment from Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezo.

    URL: https://space.mines.edu/graduate-programs/

     
    TEKMAN, May 17, 2023
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  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Well, the Space Force is just some of the Air Force's operations split off into a redundant command structure, done at taxpayer expense to make Trump look decisive, so I doubt that was specifically a factor.

    But that doesn't mean LEO isn't increasingly important militarily, so it's probably not a coincidence that CSM is only like an hour's drive from the US Air Force Academy. And the increase in commercial investment in space doesn't hurt either.
     
    SteveFoerster, May 17, 2023
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  3. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Hey! I think I'm the only retired Air Force member posting regularly on this board, and I have something to say about this subject: I think you're right.

    It's laughably stupid.

    The proximity to the Air Force Academy is coincidental, I suspect. More likely, it is its proximity to Space Command, also located in Colorado Springs. NORAD, too.
     
    Rich Douglas, May 18, 2023
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