Spacecraft Systems Engineering (Aerospace Series)

Spacecraft Systems Engineering, 4th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------This fourth edition of the bestselling Spacecraft Systems Engineeringtitle provides the reader with comprehensive coverage of the designof spacecraft and the implementation of space missions, across a widespectrum of space applications and space science. The text has beenthoroughly revised and updated, with each chapter authored by a recognizedexpert in the field. Three chapters - Ground Segment, Product Assuranceand Spacecraft System Engineering - have been rewritten, and the topicof Assembly, Integration and Verification has been introduced as anew chapter, filling a gap in previous editions. This edition addresses'front-end system-level issues' such as environment, mission analysisand system engineering, but also progresses to a detailed examinationof subsystem elements which represents the core of spacecraft design.This includes mechanical, electrical and thermal aspects, as well aspropulsion and control. This quantitative treatment is supplementedby an emphasis on the interactions between elements, which deeply influencesthe process of spacecraft design. Adopted on courses worldwide, SpacecraftSystems Engineering is already widely respected by students, researchersand practising engineers in the space engineering sector. It providesa 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 relatedsectors such as space insurance. In summary, this is an outstandingresource for aerospace engineering students, and all those involvedin the technical aspects of design and engineering in the space sector.