Space mission engineering
by James Richard Wertz, David F. Everett, Jeffery John Puschell · first published 2011
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Reference covering the full range of space mission design, including launch vehicles. Its practical, industry-used coverage suits students on capstone projects and working spacecraft architects.
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…"server in space" mission. There is a lot that goes into making a spacecraft. A good book to pick up is SMAD[0]. Reach out to me if you have the resources, I'd be happy to help. [0]https://www.amazon.com/Space-Mission-Engineering-Technology-...
on “Ask HN: How can I send an internet connected server into low earth orbit?” ↗We used the Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD by Wertz, Everett, and Puschell for my senior capstone project. It's pretty comprehensive about all things involved about space missions. You would specifically want to look into its chapter…
on “Elon Musk and John Carmack Discussing Rocket Design on Twitter” ↗You've selected one of the drier texts out there. If you want to read something with some chutzpah, that's actually used in the industry, check out SME (https://www.amazon.com/Space-Mission-Engineering-Technology-...)
on “NASA Systems Engineering Handbook” ↗I develop spacecraft architectures for work and the spacecraft design bible is Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD [1]. While much of the information in SMAD can be generalized to cubesats it is focused primarily on larger missions, so its nice to see a book focused on the cubesat space. Briefly flipping…
on “A Guide to CubeSat Mission and Bus Design” ↗SMAD - "Space Mission Analysis and Design". The latest edition is "Space Mission Engineering - The New SMAD".
on “Ask HN: What book is considered the bible of your field/industry?” ↗