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The calendar below includes the lecture (LE) and lab (LA) sessions for the first semester (16.83). The lectures provide background on the project, its technical knowledge requirements, and introduces students to aspects of system design which may be unfamiliar. Major presentations are identified in the Key Dates column, and sometimes include external audience members.

Subsequent semesters (16.831, 16.832) favor lab activities heavily. Lectures are given on demand, when a knowledge gap is identified. Milestones for each semester include major presentations and important report documents.

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
LE1	Class introduction, Requirements
LE2	Requirements (cont.), Electromagnetic("EM") design
LA1	Team activities
LE3	System management	Team plans presentations
LE4	Mission design, Teamwork
LA2	Team activities
LE5	Formation flight control	Team presentations
LA3	Team activities
LE6	Trade analyses	Team presentations
LE7	Presentation planning	Individual program report presentations
LA4	Trade analysis and requirements review ("TARR") preparation
LE8	Sub-system planning, Real-time software
LA5	TARR preparation	Team progress report presentations
LA6	TARR preparation
LA7	TARR preparation
LA8	TARR preparation
LA9	TARR dry run
LE9		TARR presentation
LE10	Lab introduction	Requirements document due
LE11 LA10	Reliability and operations Sub-system design
LE12	Design document
LA11	Sub-system prototyping
LA12	Sub-system design
LE13		Sub-system report presentations
LA13	Sub-system prototyping
LE14	Manufacture and test
LA14	Sub-system prototyping
LE15	Presentation planning
LA15	Sub-system design
LA16	Sub-system prototyping
LE16		Sub-system report presentations
LA17	Preliminary design review ("PDR") preparation
LA18	Sub-system prototyping
LE17		PDR presentations
LA19	PDR action items
LA20	Design document preparation
LA21	Design document preparation
LA22	Team social	Design document due

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