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The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Aerospace Engineering
PROJECT ASTERIUS
Mission to Europa
Final Report
Aerospace 401: Spacecraft Design
By
Carl Banks, Amy Briggs, Rebekah Carver,
Patrick Morinelli, and Brian Sarsfield
June 5, 1998
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1. Introduction
2. Executive Summary
3. Project Architecture
3.1 Work Breakdown Structure
3.2 Project Schedule
4. Mission Design
4.1 Mission Events Sequence
4.2 Trajectory
5. Design Requirements to Support Surface Lander
5.1 Lander Targeting and Deployment
5.2 Link Geometry
6. Spacecraft Modules
6.1 Titan IV/Centaur Launch Vehicle
6.2 The Orbital Operations Module (OOM)
6.3 The Surface Operations Module (SOM)
6.4 The Water/Ice Scientific Probe (WISP)
7. Spacecraft Subsystems
7.1 Structural Subsystem
7.2 Attitude Control and Sensing Subsystem
7.3 Propulsion Subsystem
7.4 Communications Subsystem
7.5 Command and Data Handling Subsystem
7.6 Power Subsystem
7.7 Thermal Control Subsystem
7.8 Scientific Instruments
8. Operations and Ground Data System Design
9. Mission Life Cycle Cost
10. Technology
11. Outstanding Issue(s)
12. Conclusions
Bibliography
Acknowlegements
Appendix A. Link Budgets and Power Options
Appendix B. The Greek Spelling of Asterius
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PROJECT ASTERIUS
Mission to Europa
