Author : Patrick Stakem
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986536356
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (363 download)
Book Synopsis The History of Spacecraft Computers from the V-2 to the Space Station by : Patrick Stakem
Download or read book The History of Spacecraft Computers from the V-2 to the Space Station written by Patrick Stakem and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2019-12-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents the development of missile and spacecraft guidance computers from the earliest efforts to the current Space Station and satellite onboard systems. This book developed from the author's presentation at the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory in 2009 for the Workshop on Flight Software. The second and third editions were expanded with new material and references. The fourth edition updated the material to the state of the art in 2014, with discussions of the latest approaches and architectures, including Orion. More references wee included, and errors were corrected. This sixth edition in 2019, adds new material, and corrects some information. There is coverage of new missions and systems, particularly the emerging Cubesat architecture, and the ISS's spiffy new Supercomputer.