Overview
- Constitutes a unique space system design book considering the different space system components from the point of view of their interaction and how the different components fit together
- Concentrates first on the space system design that will be performed because a new space system is approved to be a fully funded space project
- Studies the decisions, interactions, trade-offs and functional and numerical allocations which constitute the process of design
Part of the book series: Space Technology Library (SPTL, volume 27)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Introduction to Space Systems is divided into two parts. The first part analyzes the process of space system design in an abstract way. The second part of the book focuses on concrete aspects of the space system design process. It concentrates on interactions between design decisions and uses past design examples to illustrate these interactions. The idea is for the reader to acquire a good insight in what is a good design by analyzing these past designs.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Miguel A. Aguirre Cid received a Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. He started working in the field of space mechanisms; first for the Spanish company Sener and then later for the European Space Agency. Since 1990, the author has worked in the preliminary design of space missions in the ‘Future Missions Division’ of the Earth Observation Directorate of the European Space Agency. During this time, Aguirre has designed a variety of space missions both related to pure Earth science and to Earth-related operational applications.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Space Systems
Book Subtitle: Design and Synthesis
Authors: Miguel A. Aguirre
Series Title: Space Technology Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3758-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-3757-4Published: 16 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8915-4Published: 19 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-3758-1Published: 16 August 2012
Series ISSN: 0924-4263
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8896
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 482
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)