Innovative Design, Manufacturing and Testing of Small Satellites
This book details key trends involving the recent formation of scores of companies that build and launch small satellites or provide key components for small satellite constellations. The applications and usage are quite diverse and include student experi
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New Space Ventures Scott Madry • Peter Martinez Rene Laufer
Innovative Design, Manufacturing and Testing of Small Satellites
Scott Madry University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Peter Martinez University of Cape Town Cape Town, South Africa
Rene Laufer Baylor University Waco, Texas, USA
ISSN 2365-9599 ISSN 2365-9602 (electronic) Springer Praxis Books ISBN 978-3-319-75093-4 ISBN 978-3-319-75094-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75094-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018935964 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Although space is big (really big), the space community here on Earth is really very small. The authors of this book, who are from South Africa, Germany and the United States, are very pleased to be a part of that small community. It is one of our particular pleasures to have gotten to know and to work with so many colleagues from around the world. It is truly satisfying to have been able to teach so many eager, young minds from every corner of our planet in locations as diverse as Adelaide, Australia; Beijing, China; Cape Town, South Africa; Strasbourg, France; Tel Aviv, Israel; Mexico City, Mexico; Barcelona, Spain; NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain, View California; Montreal, Canada; Graz, Austria; M.I.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; and dozens of other locations around the world. Part of the small nature of the space community is that we see each oth
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