To Build, Buy, or in Between?

This chapter covers the process of defining a small spacecraft program. It is not intended to replace or replicate robust models, such as those discussed by Wertz et al. [6] and Fortescue and Swinerd [7]. Nor is it meant to provide a light-weight approximation (such as was presented in [8]). Instead, this chapter seeks to help the reader evaluate and answer key questions regarding spacecraft program formulation.

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