Space systems failures : disasters and rescues of satellites, rockets and space probes / David M. Harland and Ralph D. Lorenz

Object Details

Author

Harland, David M (David Michael) 1955-

Lorenz, Ralph 1969-

Contents

Launch vehicles -- The missiles -- The first space launcher -- Thor -- Atlas -- The Titans -- NASA's Delta -- The Shuttle -- Commercial satellites -- A final Delta -- The National Space Transportation System -- Back to expendables -- Titan shock -- Spare part Deltas -- Arianespace -- Reinvigorated Atlas -- Ariane 4 -- Delta II -- Atlas II -- Commercial Titan -- Heavyweights -- Titan IV -- Proton -- Japan's H-series -- Lightsweights -- Black Arrow -- Scout -- Air-launched Pegasus -- Athena -- Taurus -- Med-Lite Delta -- Boom and bust -- Booming prospects -- Bust -- THe Chinese experience -- The Long March -- Squeezed out -- The current crop -- Ariane V -- Delta III -- A re-engined Atlas -- The evolved expendable launch vehicle -- Atlas III -- Atlas V -- Delta IV -- Phasing out the Titan IVB -- Satellites and space probes -- Failure and redundancy -- Types of failure -- Redundancy -- Propulsion system failures -- The difficulty of testing -- Trials and tribulations -- Making do -- Attitude control system failures -- A classic case -- sign errors -- Gyro failures -- Star tracker failures -- Electrical failures -- Power system failures -- Battery failures -- Electromagnetic interferences -- Communications -- Component failures -- Environmental failures -- The space environment -- Radiation failures -- Impact failures -- Solar failures -- Electrostatic discharge -- Structural failures -- Mechanism failures -- Thermal failures -- Failures on the ground -- Constructionfailures -- The hazardous ground environment -- Testing failures -- Operator and software errors -- Operator errors -- Software failures -- Conclusions -- False economies -- patterns of failure -- Predicting failure -- Final thought

Summary

"In Space Systems Failures David Harland and Ralph Lorenz review the causes of failures and how the engineering knowledge base has been enhanced by the lessons learned. The tales they all provide a valuable insight into the trials and tribulations of exploration and exploitation of the high frontier."--Jacket.

2005

©2005

Type

Books

History

Physical description

xvi, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place

United States

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Space vehicles--History

Aeronautics--Safety measures

Record ID

siris_sil_1089281

Metadata Usage (text)

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