Future Trend, Potential, Risks

  • Marco D’Errico
  • Eberhard Gill
  • Antonio Moccia
  • Rainer Sandau
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Part of the Space Technology Library book series (SPTL, volume 31)

Abstract

During the last decades, the concept of distributed space systems has significantly progressed in terms of space applications, including Earth remote sensing. This chapter is devoted to a critical analysis of the achieved improvements and of the areas of major key issues in order to analyze potential and risks of distributed space systems. A discussion of future activities needed to prepare more advanced distributed space missions is also provided. In particular, payloads and applications are first discussed. Then, guidance, navigation, and control as well as other technological challenges, including modularity and architecture, follow.

Keywords

Synthetic Aperture Radar Synthetic Aperture Radar Tomography Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Technology Readiness Level Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry 
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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

Authors and Affiliations

  • Marco D’Errico
    • 1
  • Eberhard Gill
    • 2
  • Antonio Moccia
    • 3
  • Rainer Sandau
    • 4
  1. 1.Department of Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringSecond University of NaplesAversa (CE)Italy
  2. 2.Space Systems EngineeringDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
  3. 3.Department of Aerospace EngineeringUniversity of Naples “Federico II”NapoliItaly
  4. 4.German Aerospace Center (DLR)BerlinGermany

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