Download or read book Reducing the Cost of Spacecraft Ground Systems and Operations written by Jiun-Jih Miau and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-02-29 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reducing the cost of space program interests people more and more nowadays due to the concerns of budget limitation and commercialization of space technology. The Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Reducing the Cost of Spacecraft Ground Systems and Operations bring together papers contributed by the authors representing the research organizations, academic institutions and commercial sectors of 10 countries around the world. The papers encompass the subject areas in mission planning and operation, TT&C systems, mission control centers, and mini and small satellite support, highlighting the issues concerned by the researchers and engineers involved in a wide range of space programs and space industries.