Research Catalog

Title

Technology for small spacecraft / Panel on Small Spacecraft Technology, Committee on Advanced Space Technology, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

Author

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Small Spacecraft Technology.

Publication

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1994.

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Additional Authors

• Adams, Laurence J.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board.
• National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems.

Description

xiv, 139 pages; 26 cm

Subjects

• Astronautics
• Space vehicles

Note

• Includes appendices.
• Panel chairman: Laurence J. Adams.
• Study was supported by a contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Systems Engineering and Operations -- 3. Spacecraft Propulsion Technology -- 4. Spacecraft Electric Power -- 5. Spacecraft Structures and Materials -- 6. Small Spacecraft Communications Technology -- 7. Guidance and Control Technology -- 8. Sensors for Small Spacecraft -- 9. Robotics, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence -- 10. Launch Vehicle Technology for Small Spacecraft -- 11. Overall Findings and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Title I of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as Amended (Public Law 85-568) -- Appendix B: Small Spacecraft Applications -- Appendix C: Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology's Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative -- Appendix D: Current NASA and DoD Small Spacecraft Programs -- Appendix E: Study Participants -- Appendix F: NASA Earth-Observing Instruments.

ISBN

0309050758

LCCN

94067334

OCLC

ocm30693745

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries