In 2007 the NESC completed an in-depth assessment to identify, define and document engineering considerations for the Design Development Test and Evaluation (DDT&E) of human-rated spacecraft systems. This study had been requested by the Astronaut Office at JSC to help them to better understand what is required to ensure safe, robust, and reliable human-rated spacecraft systems. The 22 GN&C engineering Best Practices described in this paper are a condensed version of what appears in the NESC Technical Report. These Best Practices cover a broad range from fundamental system architectural considerations to more specific aspects (e.g., stability margin recommendations) of GN&C system design and development. 15 of the Best Practices address the early phases of a GN&C System development project and the remaining 7 deal with the later phases. Some of these Best Practices will cross-over between both phases. We recognize that this set of GN&C Best Practices will not be universally applicable to all projects and mission applications.


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    Title :

    Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C): Best Practices for Human-Rated Spacecraft Systems


    Contributors:
    Lebsock, Ken (author) / West, John (author)

    Conference:

    Fifth Annual NASA Project Management Challenge 2008 ; 2008 ; Daytona Beach, Florida, United States


    Publication date :

    2008-02-26


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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