The Space Environment and Its Effects on Space Systems, Second Edition (AIAA Education Series) - Hardcover

Vincent L. Pisacane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1624103537 ISBN 13: 9781624103537

Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2016

Synopsis

The Space Environment and Its Effects on Space Systems, Second Edition explores the physics of the space environment and engineering aspects of the effects of the space environment on space systems. It is appropriate for undergraduate or beginning graduate engineering students and for those experts in related fields who wish to expand their knowledge.Revised and expanded, this edition features new chapters on risk management, formation and evolution of the universe, and time and reference systems. It also features expanded chapters on space radiation. Topics Discussed Unique issues relevant to the development of space systems and the consequences of our inability to directly access spacecraft to assess performance deficiencies Techniques employed to enhance mission success by explicitly addressing risk throughout development and operations Formation and evolution of the universe as a background to establish overall characteristics of interplanetary and interstellar environments Formation of the solar system and the characteristics of its constituents relevant to exploratory space missionsCharacteristics of the sun, recognized as being the primary source of driving energy for the solar system Time and reference systems critical to characterizing and correlating observations with theories and their predictions Gravitational forces and fields that dominate the motions of the constituents of the universe, including the Earth and spacecraft Magnetic and electric fields of the Earth that govern motions of particles and interact with spacecraft Magnetosphere and ionopause environments of celestial bodies Charged particle radiation environment Interactions of photon and particle radiation with materials and humans Neutral atmospheres of the planets, with emphasis on the Earth';s environment Plasma and its effects, with an emphasis on the Earth's ionosphere Potential for spacecraft contamination during development, test, launch, and operations Meteoroid and debris environments, with emphasis on those of the Earth Thermal environment and thermal control of spacecraft

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About the Author

Vincent L. Pisacane is the former inaugural Robert A. Heinlein Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the United States Naval Academy. He served as head of the Space Department, Assistant Director for Research and Exploratory Development, and Director of the Institute for Advanced Science and Technology in Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He holds a B.S. from Drexel University, and both an M.S. in Applied Mechanics and Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics and Physics from Michigan State University. He currently teaches space systems engineering at the Johns Hopkins University. He is a fellow of the AIAA.

Edition details

• Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1624103537
• ISBN 13: 9781624103537
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 946