This chapter describes the concepts of systems engineering (SE) discipline and quality
assessment trends and challenges applied to nanosatellite development. The decision of a …

Abstract Space technology is at a stage of rapid commercial utilization and growth. In the
past, space exploration was dominated by national agencies and institutional missions that …

The term “systems engineering”, when entered into the Google search page, produces a
significant number of results, evidence that systems engineering is recognized as being …

In a little over four decades, the Indian Space Program has carved a niche for itself with the
unique application driven program oriented towards National development. The end-to-end …

This standard is one of the series of ECSS Standards intended to be applied together for the
management, engineering and product assurance in space projects and applications. ECSS …

The systems engineering process is well established and well understood. While this
statement could be argued in the light of the many systems engineering guidelines and that …

SATELLITE technology has changed the global scenario in the areas of telecommunications
television, broadcasting, mobile communications, advanced business communications …

Mission operations are related to mission success, which can be considered as quantity,
quality, and availability of delivered mission products and services within a given cost …

This case study on the International Space Station considers what many believe to have
been the ultimate international engineering project in history. The initial plans involved the …

The historic trend of the space industry towards lower cost programmes and more generally
a better economic efficiency raises a difficult question to the quality assurance community …