Introduction to fundamental concepts of space science, celestial mechanics, our solar system, stellar evolution, and astronomical exploration, encouraging scientific curiosity, observation, and questioning.

Exploration of India’s space journey, ISRO's founding vision, and landmark national missions including Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan, Aditya-L1, and the upcoming Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.

Foundational principles of launch vehicles, propulsion systems, multi-stage rockets (PSLV, GSLV, LVM3), aerodynamics, orbital insertion mechanics, and escape velocity.

Satellite architectures, CubeSats, Earth observation, communication payloads, space data applications, and academic pathways in aerospace engineering, astrophysics, and space technologies.