Spacecraft Systems Engineering, 4th Edition: 25 (Aerospace Series) ISBN-978-0470750124

The reader is given thorough coverage of spacecraft design and mission implementation in this fourth edition of the best-selling Spacecraft Systems Engineering book, which covers a wide range of space applications and space science. Each chapter was written by a renowned authority in the field, and the material has undergone extensive revision and updating. In order to close a gap in earlier editions, three chapters—Ground Segment, Product Assurance, and Spacecraft System Engineering—have been revised, and a new chapter on Assembly, Integration, and Verification has been added.