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The National Academies Press

Technology for Small Spacecraft

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Size: 156 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1994

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Panel on Small Spacecraft Technology, National Research Council
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This book reviews the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) small spacecraft technology development. Included are assessments of NASA's technology priorities for relevance to small spacecraft and identification of technology gaps and overlaps.
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-5	(skim)
1 Introduction	6-11	(skim)
2 Systems Engineering and Operations	12-22	(skim)
3 Spacecraft Propulsion Technology	23-30	(skim)
4 Spacecraft Electric Power	31-41	(skim)
5 Spacecraft Structures and Materials	42-49	(skim)
6 Small Spacecraft Communications Technology	50-56	(skim)
7 Guidance and Control Technology	57-65	(skim)
8 Sensors for Small Spacecraft	66-69	(skim)
9 Robotics, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence	70-74	(skim)
10 Launch Vehicle Technology for Small Spacecraft	75-82	(skim)
11 Overall Findings and Recommendations	83-102	(skim)
List of References	103-110	(skim)
Appendix A: Title I of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as Amended (Public Law 85-568)	111-115	(skim)
Appendix B: Small Spacecraft Applications	116-120	(skim)
Appendix C: Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology's Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative	121-123	(skim)
Appendix D: Current NASA and DoD Small Spacecraft Programs	124-127	(skim)
Appendix E: Study Participants	128-132	(skim)
Appendix F: NASA Earth-Observing Instruments	133-140	(skim)

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This book reviews the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) small spacecraft technology development. Included are assessments of NASA's technology priorities for relevance to small spacecraft and identification of technology gaps and overlaps.
The volume also examines the small spacecraft technology programs of other government agencies and assesses technology efforts in industry.

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