Space Operations: Contributions from the Global Community, 1st ed. 2017

This book includes a selection of 30 reviewed and enhanced manuscripts published during the 14th SpaceOps Conference held in May 2016 in Daejeon, South Korea. The selection was driven by their quality and relevance to the space operations community. The papers represent a cross-section of three main subject areas:

·         Mission Management ? management tasks for designing, preparing and operating a particular mission.

·         Spacecraft Operations ? preparation and implementation of all activities to operate a space vehicle (crewed and uncrewed) under all conditions.

·         Ground Operations ? preparation, qualification, and operations of a mission dedicated ground segment and appropriate infrastructure including antennas, control centers, and communication means and interfaces.

This book promotes the SpaceOps Committee?s mission to foster the technical interchange on all aspects of space mission operations and ground data systems while promoting and maintaining an international community of space operations experts.

Contains the best papers from the 2016 International Conference on Space Operations reflecting current techniques and results in the discipline of spacecraft operations

Unique in bringing together the international space operations community, especially the world's leading space agencies

Includes current spacecraft operations topics of interest to government agencies, industry and academia