Course Summary Overview
This digital garden is a network of interconnected ideas, notes, and summaries that capture the essence of the lecture, primarily based on the book Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD by James R. Wertz and Wiley J. Larson.
For more on the concept behind the organization, refer to Networked Thought.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank:
- Lecturers: Dr. Simon Christian Stähler, Dr. Florian Kehl, and Prof. Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen.
- Teaching Assistants for their support.
- All The Students who always helped each otehr out, and created to this summary
Disclaimer
This summary has been generated with the assistance of various AI tools.
Note: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information provided, we encourage users to verify details with official sources. This summary is a supplementary resource and not an official document.
Topics
- meta
- topics covered in 2024, in chronological order:
- 01 Space Environment
- 02 Structure & Thermals
- 03 Systems Engineering
- 04 Spacecraft Design
- 05 Orbital Dynamics
- 06 Communication
- 07 Propulsion
- 08 Controls & Computing
- 09 Sustainability
- 10 DRAFT: Payload Design Overview
- 11 Observational Payload
- 12 Earth Observation
- 13 Logistics & MAIT
- 14 Human Spaceflight
- 15 Project Management
- 16 Launch Vehicles
- 17 Ground Systems
- 18 DRAFT: Launch Operations