Spacecraft Systems Engineering

by Peter Fortescue (Editor)

Provides systems engineers and students with the breadth of coverage they need to understand the bus aspect rather than payload in spacecraft engineering. Early chapters examine satellites and the hostile environment in which they must operate. They address the dynamics of objects in space and relate the motion of the spacecraft to Earth. Middle chapters look at getting the spacecraft off the ground and its return through the atmosphere, the subsystems onboard the spacecraft, and communications links. The final chapters introduce electro-magnetic compatibility, which must be understood if all the spacecraft systems are to work harmoniously, and product assurance with respect to the viability and longevity of the systems being used.

Genres: Engineering, Space, Science, Nonfiction, Reference, Textbooks, Stem

444 pages, Hardcover

First published February 20, 1991

Reviews

[Bruno Sánchez-Andrade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can´t understand why people don´t like it.

It´s a good book. I am not in the field, but skimming the book every now and then lets you learn concepts quite fast. Somehow, it is also written in a way that I tend to end up thinking about concepts for a few days. Like the use of the different inner geometries to shape the thrust profile. I am not in this field, so I´m sure this might be a 101 concept, but I really enjoyed reading about that, and then thinking the implications and variations...

[Kirsty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for work but for the type of book, it was easy to read and for me super useful and interesting 🙂

[Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my first introduction to spacecraft engineering; there is likely a lot of ground to cover here. With the reduced launch costs this might be quite timely. If freight space/mass can be booked openly for space. There is the E. Olistrom CPR or Tragedy of the Commons issue, if this happens excessively. Recommended.

[Marlon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very nice comprehensive book

It has a very wide and detailed coverage. Excellent to get a general perspective on systems engineering, specially as applied to earth orbiting satelites and probes.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I mean, this is impossible to review. It was a textbook for my course, and I learned a lot from studying it. It was also well beyond me in a lot of sections! As a reference and a resource, it was very interesting.

[Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

wow such a light read for the weekend. really breezed through this