395 pgs, 2006, Cambridge University Press
ISBN 978-0521025942

This book comprehensively covers spacecraft instrument design, from the basics of designing for the space environment, through mechanical, structural, thermal and electronic design, to subsystem testing and verification problems, ending with a glimpse at future developments and financial issues. Topics discussed include stress analysis, multilayer insulation, two-dimensional sensor systems, mechanisms, the structure of space optics, and project management and control. Hundreds of line diagrams, tables, and fully worked examples illustrate the text.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Designing For Space
2. Mechanical Design
3. Thermal Design
4. Electronics
5. Mechanism Design and Actuation
6. Space Optics Technology
7. Project Management and Control
8. Epilogue: Space Instruments and Small Satellites