Forming a Program: Technical and Logistical Issues

The previous chapter discussed the management and funding of small spacecraft development programs. This chapter, now, considers how (presuming that these higher level challenges are met) one actually goes about starting a small spacecraft program. First, background details on reasons for forming a program are discussed. Next, focus turns to mission planning and goal selection. Following this, the key consideration of matching the program’s goals and available funding is discussed. Then, technical and logistical decision-making strategies are discussed, with a focus on goal-based and requirement/constraint-aware decision making. Following this, the prospective technical models that could be used for small spacecraft programs are considered with a focus on design paradigm selection and a discussion of the appropriate level of design approach rigidity. Finally, a discussion of planning for program longevity is presented, before concluding.

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