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.

Long considered to be a classic text in the field,Spacecraft Systems Engineering provides readers 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 new Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest developments of the past decade while retaining the overall structure and breadth of coverage that is already widely respected by students, researchers, and practicing engineers, Spacecraft Systems Engineering covers the basics of everything from spacecraft dynamics, celestial mechanics, and propulsion to mission analysis, power systems, and communications. The Fifth Edition includes the most current information on the effect that the space environment has on systems design, including more recent rocket data, updated solar cycles, and updated magnetic models, charging models and radiation environment models. Throughout the book, updated content offers state-of-the-art examples in areas like remote sensing, new forms of manufacture like 3D printing and robotic assembly in space, "green" propulsion, the impact of CubeSats/SmallSats, and new developments in active space debris removal and disposal techniques. Special emphasis is placed on the new role of private enterprise in space, the way that new, lower-cost launch capabilities and the latest launch vehicles that are transforming the industry, and explanations of the regulatory frameworks under which these activities take place. New example missions have also been added to illustrate emerging activities like satellite constellation maintenance, on-orbit assembly for space based solar power, biosecurity for planetary missions, and "all-electric spacecraft" maneuvers.

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.

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.

Long considered to be a classic text in the field,Spacecraft Systems Engineering provides readers 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 new Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest developments of the past decade while retaining the overall structure and breadth of coverage that is already widely respected by students, researchers, and practicing engineers, Spacecraft Systems Engineering covers the basics of everything from spacecraft dynamics, celestial mechanics, and propulsion to mission analysis, power systems, and communications. The Fifth Edition includes the most current information on the effect that the space environment has on systems design, including more recent rocket data, updated solar cycles, and updated magnetic models, charging models and radiation environment models. Throughout the book, updated content offers state-of-the-art examples in areas like remote sensing, new forms of manufacture like 3D printing and robotic assembly in space, "green" propulsion, the impact of CubeSats/SmallSats, and new developments in active space debris removal and disposal techniques. Special emphasis is placed on the new role of private enterprise in space, the way that new, lower-cost launch capabilities and the latest launch vehicles that are transforming the industry, and explanations of the regulatory frameworks under which these activities take place. New example missions have also been added to illustrate emerging activities like satellite constellation maintenance, on-orbit assembly for space based solar power, biosecurity for planetary missions, and "all-electric spacecraft" maneuvers.

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.