TY - GEN digital ID - 131677780 TI - ACS Without an Attitude AU - Hallock, Harold L. AU - Welter, Gary AU - Simpson, David G. AU - Rouff, Christopher PY - 2017 SN - 9781447173250 PB - London Springer DB - UniCat KW - Space research KW - Astronomy KW - Computer. Automation KW - astronauten KW - informatica KW - software engineering KW - ruimtevaart UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131677780 AB - This book de-emphasizes the formal mathematical description of spacecraft on-board attitude and orbit applications in favor of a more qualitative, concept-oriented presentation of these topics. The information presented in this book was originally given as a set of lectures in 1999 and 2000 instigated by a NASA Flight Software Branch Chief at Goddard Space Flight Center. The Branch Chief later suggested this book. It provides an approachable insight into the area and is not intended as an essential reference work. ACS Without an Attitude is intended for programmers and testers new to the field who are seeking a commonsense understanding of the subject matter they are coding and testing in the hope that they will reduce their risk of introducing or missing the key software bug that causes an abrupt termination in their spacecraft’s mission. In addition, the book will provide managers and others working with spacecraft with a basic understanding of this subject. ER -