Overview

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

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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.

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Topics

• meta
  • Authors
  • Kursplan
• topics covered in 2024, in chronological order:
  • Space Environment
  • Structure & Thermals
  • Systems Engineering
  • Spacecraft Design
  • Orbital Dynamics
  • Communication
  • Propulsion
  • Controls & Computing
  • Sustainability
  • DRAFT: Payload Design Overview
  • Observational Payload
  • Earth Observation
  • Logistics & MAIT
  • Human Spaceflight
  • Project Management
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Ground Systems
  • DRAFT: Launch Operations