About this course
Lectures give a broad view of the space mission and how its subsystems interact: the overall systems approach to spacecraft design (requirements, design drivers, mission objectives), the space environment, orbits and launch vehicles, attitude control, propulsion, power, thermal control, structures, on-board data handling, software, telecommunications, ground operations, assembly, integration and test, product assurance and mechanisms. Participants receive the course textbook 'Spacecraft Systems Engineering'. In-house versions can be tailored.
Facilitators
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Who should attend
- Spacecraft users and subsystem specialists in the space industry
What participants receive
- Textbook 'Spacecraft Systems Engineering' (Fortescue, Stark and Swinerd, eds.)
Foundations & practitioner development
Project Performance International
One-day seminar introducing systems engineering and the business case for it at enterprise, project and technical levels.
Course presenters may include: Robert Halligan, John Fitch, Richard Beasley
Foundation1 day
- Access
- Public enrolment · Private / corporate
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online
Foundations & practitioner development
Scarecrow Consultants
Three-day introduction to systems engineering across the full lifecycle, taught through fantasy-themed team storytelling in which teams define, design and deliver a system.
Course facilitators may include: Jessica Korzeniowska
Foundation3 days
- Regions
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Public enrolment · Private / corporate
- Delivery
- Face-to-face · Live online
Technical management
Scarecrow Consultants
One-day examination of agile practices in physical systems engineering, their applicability and limitations, and the role of MBSE.
1 day
- Regions
- United Kingdom