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The International Handbook of Space Technology [electronic resource] / edited by Malcolm Macdonald, Viorel Badescu.

Contributor(s): Macdonald, Malcolm [editor.] | Badescu, Viorel [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Praxis Books: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XV, 731 p. 422 illus., 264 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642411014.Subject(s): Engineering | Space sciences | Law of the sea | International law | Aerospace engineering | Astronautics | Quality control | Reliability | Industrial safety | Engineering | Aerospace Technology and Astronautics | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences | Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space | Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and RiskAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 629.1 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- Applications of Space Technology -- Fundamentals of Space Exploration -- Fundamentals of Space Exploration -- Launch Systems -- Structure, Mechanisms and Deployables -- Power -- Propulsion -- Altitude Determination, Guidance and Navigation Control -- Thermal and Radiation -- Telemetry, Tracking and Command -- Command and Data Handling -- Spacecraft Computer Systems -- Software -- Biological Life Support -- Descent and Landing Systems -- Mission Operations -- Payload Design and Sizing -- Spacecraft Manufacturing, Testing & Reliability -- Cost -- Legal and Regulatory Requirements -- Project and Quality Management -- Mission and System Design -- Appendices.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of space technology and a holistic understanding of the system-of-systems that is a modern spacecraft. With a foreword by Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, and contributions from globally leading agency experts from NASA, ESA, JAXA, and CNES, as well as European and North American academics and industrialists, this handbook, as well as giving an interdisciplinary overview, offers, through individual self-contained chapters, more detailed understanding of specific fields, ranging through: �         Launch systems, structures, power, thermal, communications, propulsion, and software, to �         entry, descent and landing, ground segment, robotics, and data systems, to �         technology management, legal and regulatory issues, and project management. This handbook is an equally invaluable asset to those on a career path towards the space industry as it is to those already within the industry.
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Introduction -- Applications of Space Technology -- Fundamentals of Space Exploration -- Fundamentals of Space Exploration -- Launch Systems -- Structure, Mechanisms and Deployables -- Power -- Propulsion -- Altitude Determination, Guidance and Navigation Control -- Thermal and Radiation -- Telemetry, Tracking and Command -- Command and Data Handling -- Spacecraft Computer Systems -- Software -- Biological Life Support -- Descent and Landing Systems -- Mission Operations -- Payload Design and Sizing -- Spacecraft Manufacturing, Testing & Reliability -- Cost -- Legal and Regulatory Requirements -- Project and Quality Management -- Mission and System Design -- Appendices.

This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of space technology and a holistic understanding of the system-of-systems that is a modern spacecraft. With a foreword by Elon Musk, CEO and CTO of SpaceX, and contributions from globally leading agency experts from NASA, ESA, JAXA, and CNES, as well as European and North American academics and industrialists, this handbook, as well as giving an interdisciplinary overview, offers, through individual self-contained chapters, more detailed understanding of specific fields, ranging through: �         Launch systems, structures, power, thermal, communications, propulsion, and software, to �         entry, descent and landing, ground segment, robotics, and data systems, to �         technology management, legal and regulatory issues, and project management. This handbook is an equally invaluable asset to those on a career path towards the space industry as it is to those already within the industry.

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