Technology for Small Spacecraft

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/2351

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Technology for Small Spacecraft

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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.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems; Panel on Small Spacecraft Technology

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National Research Council. 1994. Technology for Small Spacecraft. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/2351.

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156 pages | 8.5 x 11 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-05075-3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/2351

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

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