Spacecraft Systems Engineering (eBook)

Dr Graham Swinerd is a Reader in Astronautics within the School of Engineering Sciences at the University of Southampton where he teaches courses in aerospace design, spacecraft systems design and astronautics. Prior to joining Southampton in 1987 he was employed by British Aerospace Space Systems, Stevenage. His research interests include orbit dynamics, space mission analysis, spacecraft attitude dynamics and control and space systems engineering. Professor John Stark joined QMUL as Professor of Aerospace Engineering in 1992. This followed previous appointments at UMIST as a lecturer (1980/83), at Southampton in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1983/90) as a senior lecturer, and then an executive post at BAe Space Systems Ltd (1990/92). He has served as Head of Department at QMUL from 1992 to 1999, and 2003 to date. He teaches courses in the principles of spacecraft engineering, spacecraft design and space mission engineering, and his areas of expertise include electrospray technology, spacecraft propulsion, spacecraft design and direct printing. Peter Fortescue retired as a Professor in the Astronautics Group, Department of Engineering Sciences at Southampton University in 1989.

"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division
undergraduates through professionals/practitioners."
(Choice, 1 August 2012)
"I highly recommend the fantastic and landmark book Spacecraft
Systems Engineering, Fourth Edition edited by Peter Fortescue,
Graham Swinerd, and John Stark, to any graduate and undergraduate
students, engineering and science faculty members, professional
engineers, space scientists, business leaders, and government
policy makers who are serious about the design, manufacturing, and
implementation of complete spacecraft systems. This book provides
not only the basics of fully integrated spacecraft systems, but the
advanced knowledge required to implement a complete spectrum of
space mission applications as well." (Blog Business World, 19
February 2012)