This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems
Engineering title provides the reader with comprehensive coverage
of the design of spacecraft and the implementation of space
missions, across a wide spectrum of space applications and space
science. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated, with
each chapter authored by a recognized expert in the field. Three
chapters – Ground Segment, Product Assurance and Spacecraft System
Engineering – have been rewritten, and the topic of Assembly,
Integration and Verification has been introduced as a new chapter,
filling a gap in previous editions.
This edition addresses ‘front-end system-level issues’ such as
environment, mission analysis and system engineering, but also
progresses to a detailed examination of subsystem elements which
represents the core of spacecraft design.This includes mechanical,
electrical and thermal aspects, as well as propulsion and control.
This quantitative treatment is supplemented by an emphasis on the
interactions between elements, which deeply influences the process
of spacecraft design.
Adopted on courses worldwide, Spacecraft Systems Engineering is
already widely respected by students, researchers and practising
engineers in the space engineering sector. It provides a valuable
resource for practitioners in a wide spectrum of disciplines,
including system and subsystem engineers, spacecraft equipment
designers, spacecraft operators, space scientists and those
involved in related sectors such as space insurance.
In summary, this is an outstanding resource for aerospace
engineering students, and all those involved in the technical
aspects of design and engineering in the space sector.