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4th symposium : small satellites, systems and services : proceedings of the [...], 20-24 September 2004, La Rochelle, France

Barbara Warmbein, Editor ; European Space Agency, Editor | [S.l.] : European Space Agency | ESA SP | 2004

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Achieving science with CubeSats : thinking inside the box

[S.l.] : National Academy Press | 2016

Achieving Science with CubeSats reviews the current state of the scientific potential and technological promise of CubeSats. This report focuses on the platform’s promise to obtain high- priority science data, as defined in recent decadal survey[...]

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AMBIEnT : affordable microsatellite-based internet access and environmental monitoring

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2013

Team Project AMBIEnT arose from the urgent need to connect people living in remote areas while preserving the environment. It particularly concentrates on the Brazilian Amazon Region with a future capability for global expansion to other remote [...]

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CASSIOPEE : Concepts for Advanced Small Satellites to Improve Observation and Preservation of Europe's Environment

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2001

Student report During the last twenty years, environmental concerns have spread from the domestic to the international arena. Environmental issues are currently at the forefront of international discussions and deliberations.[...] Recently the i[...]

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The cosmos on a shoestring : small spacecraft for space and earth science

Liam Sarsfield | [S.l.] : RAND | 1998

Small spacecraft have become popular for a number of reasons, most prominently the needs to reduce overall cost, be built more quickly, and spread mission risks. NASA has been challenged with crafting a program that continues to produce meaningf[...]

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The cosmos on a shoestring : small spacecraft for space and earth science

Liam Sarsfield | [S.l.] : RAND | 1998

Small spacecraft have become popular for a number of reasons, most prominently the needs to reduce overall cost, be built more quickly, and spread mission risks. NASA has been challenged with crafting a program that continues to produce meaningf[...]

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CubeSat electric propulsion development

James Daniel Bultitude, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

Modern CubeSat subsystems represent a technically mature line of hardware for the most part. The biggest gap is currently propulsion. Propulsion systems that do exist are often too expensive, lack flight heritage or use pressurized gas supplies [...]

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Development of a cubesat subsystem: solar panels

Chaitanya Krishna Gopal, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

This report aims to set a baseline for future work undertaken at the International Space University to develop a CubeSat solar panel assembly. A quick assessment of the CubeSat components market shows just how expensive subsystems are, from an a[...]

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Emergence of pico- and nanosatellites for atmospheric research and technology testing

Thakker, Purvesh, Author ; Shiroma, Wayne A., Author | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Progress in astronautics and aeronautics | 2010

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Exoplanet exploration collaboration initiative

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2014

The number of discovered extrasolar planets (exoplanets) has increased since the first confirmed discovery of such an object in the 1990s and since became a research priority among major international space agencies and many universities worldwi[...]

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Formation flying around sun-earth librartion point L1 : MSS00 Individual Project

C. Wagner 2000

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FUEGOSAT - Exploitation of BIRD data and preparation for risk management concept validation (FIREBIRD) : final report

ESA ; DLR | [S.l.] : ESA Publications Division | ESA CR | 2002

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Glowworm: demonstrating laser sail propulsion in LEO

Zachary Burkhardt, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2018

Laser sail propulsion is a promising concept for accelerating spacecraft to great velocities without the need for any propellant. However, despite the fact that this concept has been discussed for a long time, it has never been demonstrated in s[...]

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GO SSP : guidebook on small satellite programs

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2011

The Guidebook includes information that assists decision makers to justify, establish, develop, and sustain a small satellite program. For this purpose, the motivation of stakeholders are analyzed, as well as the benefits derived from small sate[...]

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Innovative design, manufacturing and testing of small satellites

Scott Madry, Author ; Peter Martinez, Author ; Alexander Dr. Laufer, Author | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | New space ventures | 2018

This book details key trends involving the recent formation of scores of companies that build and launch small satellites or provide key components for small satellite constellations. The applications and usage are quite diverse and include stu[...]

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Innovative design, manufacturing and testing of small satellites

Scott Madry, Author ; Peter Martinez, Author ; Alexander Dr. Laufer, Author | Cham : Springer, Published in association with Praxis Publishing | New space ventures | 2018

This book details key trends involving the recent formation of scores of companies that build and launch small satellites or provide key components for small satellite constellations. The applications and usage are quite diverse and include stu[...]

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An internship at the NASA Ames Research Center with a focus on small-payload dedicated launch systems

Meredith Campbell, Author | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2017

In this paper I will give a brief overview of the TechEdSat program followed by my work researching small satellite dedicated launch vehicles. In the third section I will discuss the ARCA HAAS 2C, a commercial rocket attempting to provide orbita[...]

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Inventive ideas for micro/nano-satellite missions and systems : report on Deorbit Device Competition (DDC), Mission Idea Contest (MIC4)

Rainer Sandau, Editor ; Rei Kawashima, Editor ; Shinichi Nakasuka, Editor ; Willem Herman Steyn, Editor | Paris (France) : International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) | IAA Book Series | 2017

"This book contains the papers presented at both the fourth mission Idea Contest (MIC-4) and the Deorbit Device Competition (DDC, later renamed as the Debris Mitigation Competition (DMC) during the UNISEC-Global Meeting, which followed the 7th N[...]

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Inventive ideas for micro/nano-satellites : the MIC3 report

Rainer Sandau, Editor | Paris (France) : International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) | IAA Book Series | 2015

"This volume presents a collection of papers representing the results from the third Mission Idea Contest for Micro/Nano Satellite Utilization (MIC3) ... finalists submitted complete papers and gave formal presentations as a part of the 2nd UNIS[...]

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ISIS : ISU Small Satellite Interdisciplinary Survey :

A. Alale ; L. Arana ; A. Bolea-Alamanac 2001

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The logic of microspace : technology and management of minimum-cost space missions

Rick Fleeter | [S.l.] : Microcosm Press | Space technology library | 2000

"The logic of microspace" provides the reader with the technical and managerial tools and perspectives to lead a microspace program. But more importantly, the reader gains the desire to use small, low-cost space missions to create a better progr[...]

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Low-cost innovation in spaceflight : the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR Shoemaker mission

Howard E. McCurdy | [S.l.] : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Program Office | Monographs in Aerospace History | 2005

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Micro-nanosatellites: faster, cheaper, and better : the NASA NMP space technology 5 (Deep Space 5)

V. Lappas 1999

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Micro-satellite for re-education : MSS96 Individual Project

H. Kagawa 1996

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Micro space craft

Rick Fleeter | [S.l.] : The Edge City Press | 1995

"...required reading for anyone needing an understanding of space." Professor Rudy Panholzer, U. S. Navy Post Graduate School "This book will turn out to be the security blamket of small satellite builders." Sven Grahn, Swedish Space Corporation[...]

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Micropropulsion for small spacecraft

Michael Micci, Editor ; Andrew D. Ketsdever, Editor | Reston, VA : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Progress in astronautics and aeronautics | 2000

Micropropulsion is an enabling technology for microspacecraft operations making missions possible that otherwise could not be performed. The mission requirements for microspacecraft will be varied and in some cases a large range of capability mi[...]

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MINI : from tiny to infinity: micro-and nanotechnology initiative

Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University | 2006

Micro- and nanotechnology (MNT) is a rapidly advancing field of research with applications to benefit nearly all facets of society. The students have surveyed the existing space applications of MNT, and from these applications three concept desi[...]

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Mission study of microspacecraft with microthruster : MSS01 Individual Project

T. Fujita 2001

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Nanosatellite telecommunications: a market study for IoT/M2M applications : a pathfinder study funded under the National Space Technology Programme (NSTP)

Greg Sadlier, Author ; Farooq Sabri, Author | London (United Kingdom) : London Economics (LE) | 2017

The emergence of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications to enable monitoring and control of remote assets has created a demand for low-cost satellite communications to provide global connectivity. Markets such as mari[...]

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Novel ideas for nanosatellite constellation missions

Rainer Sandau, Editor ; Hans Peter Roser, Editor ; J.-M. Content, Editor | Paris (France) : International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) | IAA Book Series | 2012

This book was compiled from contributions given at 2nd Nano-satellite symposium in March 2011.

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