Space engineering - Subject Guide
Key resource
Recommended books
Chechile, I., 2021. Newspace systems engineering. Cham: Springer
Fortescue, P.W., 2011. Spacecraft systems engineering. Hoboken: John Wiley
Howe, S.A., 2009. Out of this world: the new field of space architecture. Reston: AIAA
Macdonald, M., 2014. The international handbook of space technology. New York: Springer
Messerschmid, E., 1999. Space stations: systems and utilization. New York: Springer
Mindell, D.A., 2008. Digital Apollo : human and machine in spaceflight. Cambridge: The MIT Press
Norberg, C., 2012. Human spaceflight and exploration. New York: Springer
Sivolella, D., 2019. Space mining and manufacturing. New York: Springer
Sutton, G.P. and Biblarz, O., 2017. Rocket propulsion elements. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons
Tribble, A.C., 2003. The space environment : implications for spacecraft design. Princeton University Press
Vallado, D.A., 2007. Fundamentals of astrodynamics and applications. New York: Springer
Wertz, J.R.., 2011. Space mission engineering: the new SMAD. Microcosm Press
Selected in-depth & specialized resources
Abid, M.M., 2005. Spacecraft sensors. Hoboken, John Wiley
Capderou, M., 2014. Handbook of geostationary orbits: from Kepler to GPS
Chen, Qi, 2020. Spacecraft power system technologies. Singapore: Springer
Crassidis, J.L. and Landis, F., 2014. Fundamentals of Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control. New York: Springer
Curtis, H.D., 2014. Orbital mechanics for engineering students. Butterworth-Heinemann
Donabedian, M., 2003. Spacecraft thermal control handbook. Aerospace Press
Ellery, A., 2016. Planetary rovers: robotic exploration of the solar system. New York: Springer
Griffin, M.D., 2004. Space vehice design. Reston, AIAA
Imbriale, W.A., 2012 Space antenna handbook. Hoboken: John Wiley
Kluever, C.A., 2018. Space flight dynamics. Hoboken: Wiley
Pelton, J.N., 2020. Handbook of small satellites: technology, design, manufacture, applications, economics and regulation. Springer
Pinter, J., 2016. Space engineering: Modeling and Optimization with Case Studies. New York: Springer
Sebestyen, G., 2018. Low earth orbit satellite design. New York: Springer
Vasigh, B and Gorjidooz, J., 2017. Engineering economics for aviation and aerospace. New York: RoutledgeCall number - Position of books on the shelves
| TL475-TL480 - Roving vehicles (Astronautics) TL780-TL785 - Rocket propulsion, rockets TL795.4 - Microspacecraft TL795.5 - Reusable space vehicles TL797 - Space stations TL799 - Flights to special planets TL870 - Systems engineering TL873 - Manned spaceflight TL874 - TL954 Specific aspects of space vehicles |
TL1050 - Astrodynamics TL1097 - Space robotics TL1100-TL1102 - Electric equipment on space vehicles TL1489-TL1575 - Environmental engineering, life support systems TL3000 - Astrionics, electronic equipments on space vehicles TL3025 - Telecommunications, guidance and controls systems TL3250 - Navigation systems TL4015 - Launching bases TN291 - Mining in extreme environments |
Journal Articles
Journal articles can be an excellent source for researching narrower, more specialized topics. Articles published in scholarly and specialized journals include extensive
footnotes with citations to primary and secondary sources that are
relevant to the topic.
Journal indexes and databases are a good tool for conducting
journal article research. They include bibliographic information about
an article, such as the title, the name of the author, and the name of
the journal, as well as one or more subject descriptors.
Multidisciplinary databases
- EBSCO Discovery Service
This database is an online research tool that "pulls together" many external space-related and multidisciplinary sources so that they can be explorer using a single search box - ScienceDirect
Publications and journals of Elsevier. Covers science, earth sciences, materials sciences, mathematics, physics and astronomy - SpringerLink
- Web of Science
Web of Science is a citation index that provides a comprehensive citation search. It gives access to multiple databases that reference cross-disciplinary research, which allows for in-depth exploration of specialized sub-fields within an academic or scientific discipline. (On-campus access) - Wiley Online Library
Articles, journals and books published by Wiley across a variety of disciplines - WorldCat
WorldCat connects you to the collections of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. You can search for books, reports, article citations, and resources from the internet
Specialized databases
| ACM Digital Library All civil engineering disciplines including space AIAA Electronic Library Publications of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIP Publishing Publications and journals of the American Institute of Physics ASCE Research Library Articles and conference papers published by the American Society of Civil Engineers in all disciplines of civil engineering, including extraterrestrial environments CiteSeerX Digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science elib Electronic Library Publications of the DLR |
IAC papers archive Publications of the International Astronautical Federation IEEEXplore Digital library for journals, conference proceedings of the IEEE IOP Sciences Publications and journals of the Institute of Physics in physics, chemistry, environment, mathematics NASA NTRS Public database of NASA's current and historical technical literature SAE Technical papers Digital Library of the Society of Automotive Engineers provides access to papers covering research in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology |
Selected journals and book series focusing on space engineering
Advances in astronautics science and technology, TOC online
Advances in space research, available in print from 1981 - 2013, TOC online
AIAA journal, TOC online
Astrodynamics, TOC online
Icarus, TOC online
IEEE transactions on vehicular technology, TOC online
International journal of space science and engineering, TOC online
JBIS, TOC online
Journal of guidance control & dynamics, TOC online
Journal of propulsion & power, TOC online
Journal of space safety engineering, TOC online
Journal of spacecraft and rockets, TOC online
Journal of the astronautical sciences, TOC online
Progress in aerospace sciences, TOC online
Progress in astronautics and aeronautics, series
Propulsion and power research, open access
