Lecture Slides for

Space System Design

MAE 342, Spring 2008

Robert F. Stengel

Princeton University
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Space System Design is an undergraduate course that examines the design of launch vehicles and spacecraft, including the impacts of the atmosphere and the space environment on requirements and configurations. The principals and design aspects of the structure, propulsion, power, thermal, communication, and control subsystems are studied. The course also introduces historical antecendents, systems engineering, and space policy. The portable document files for the slides used in the instructor's lectures may be downloaded for non-commercial, educational use only, with acknowledgment of the source. Several graphics found on the web are included without attribution. Any graphic material that is deemed to infringe on another's copyright will be promptly removed upon formal notification by the copyright holder.

Lectures given by guest speakers are gratefully acknowledged:

• Spacecraft Configuration Design, Kim Aaron, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Mars Rover Design, David Braun, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Spacecraft Mechanisms, Joseph Munder, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
• Deep Space Telecommunications, Polly Estabrook, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Electric Power Subsystems, Robert Danielak, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
• Spacecraft Thermal Control, Hamilton Wong, Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems
• Systems Engineering and Integration, Jeremy Kasdin, Princeton University

Lecture Slides (pdf)

• Lecture 1: Introduction
• Lecture 2: Launch Vehicle Design: Propulsion
• Lecture 3: Launch Vehicle Design: Trajectories and Aerodynamics
• Lecture 4: Launch Vehicle Design: Configurations and Structures
• Lecture 5: Manned (Inhabited) Spacecraft
• Lecture 6: Earth Satellite Environment and Orbits
• Lecture 9: Satellites and Space Probes
• Lecture 10: Spacecraft Structures
• Lecture 11: Flight Guidance, Navigation, and Control
• Lecture 12: Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics
• Lecture 13: Spacecraft Sensors and Actuators
• Lecture 14: Spacecraft Attitude Control
• Lecture 16: Spacecraft Communications and Telemetry
• Lecture 17: Flight Computers and Computing

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MAE 342, Space System Design