| The Cosmos on a Shoestring: Small Spacecraft for Earth and Space Science Contributor(s): Sarsfield, Liam P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833025287 ISBN-13: 9780833025289 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 Annotation: THE COSMOS ON A SHOESTRING provides a comprehensive review of practices related to the management and engineering of small spacecraft. Author Liam Sarsfield examines spacecraft development trends and highlights new strategies for reducing cost and increasing performance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Transportation - Technology & Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics |
| Dewey: 387.809 |
| LCCN: 97046735 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 7.01" W x 10" (0.88 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 1970s and 1980s, major research spacecraft cost more than 1 billion dollars, and took more than a decade to develop. However, innovations in management and technology have allowed spacecraft to be built smaller, at less cost. This book offers a comprehensive review of practices related to the management and engineering of small spacecraft. The author examines spacecraft development trends, and highlights new strategies for reducing cost and increasing performance. He reviews the role that small spacecraft play in the US civil space programme, the significance of advanced systems, and the implications for future developments in the field. |
