Book Details

Spacecraft Structures

Publication year: 2008

ISBN: 978-3-540-75553-1

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Space flight is a comprehensive and innovative part of technology. It encompasses many fields of technology. This monograph presents a cross section of the total field of expertise that is called "space flight".It provides insight into the design, construction and analysis aspects of spacecraft. Spacecraft includes satellites as well as launch vehicles, with a distinction between manned or unmanned. The International Space Station (ISS), RussianThe Emphasis of this book is put on unmanned space flight, particularly on the construction of spacecraft rather than the construction of launch vehicles. The nature of the satellite is dependent on the task that is set for that satellite.


Subject: Engineering, Dynamic Loads, Launch Vehicle Systems, Spacecraft Design, Structural Elements, design, fatigue, vibration