678 pgs, 2003, John Wiley & Sons/Praxis (Chichester)
ISBN 978-0471619512

Next to Sarafin's Spacecraft Structures and Mechanisms (Microcosm, 1995), Fortescue and Stark's text is essential reading for spacecraft designers and engineers. It details the workings of all spacecraft systems, both on board and ground based.

This third edition updates the previous editions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Spacecraft Environment and Its Effect on Design
3. Dynamics of Spacecraft
4. Celestial Mechanics
5. Mission Analysis
6. Propulsion Systems
7. Launch Vehicles
8. Spacecraft Structures
9. Attitude Control
10. Electrical Power Systems
11. Thermal Control of Spacecraft
12. Telecommunications
13. Telemetry, Command and Data Handling
14. Ground Stations
15. Spacecraft Mechanisms
16. Spacecraft Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering
17. Product Assurance
18. Small Satellite Engineering and Applications
19. Spacecraft System Engineering