RESOURCES
The following resources are recommended by the AIAA / Space Architecture Technical Committee for education, research, and commercial aerospace architecture applications. The resources are grouped according to the following topics. This section is updated on a regular basis. Please send your recommendations to info@spacearchitect.org
- SATC Minutes Archive
- SATC Founding Charter
- Team 11 Millennium Charter Manifesto
- Space Architecture Standards
- Publication Resources
- Educational Resources
- Government/Industry/Commercial resources
SATC Minutes Archive
Minutes of SATC meetings can be found here.
SATC Founding Charter
The Case and Proposal documents related to the founding of SATC.
Team 11 Millennium Charter
12 October 2002
Gathered in Houston in mid-October for the World Space Congress 2002, 47 Architects and designers from 16 countries who are expert in design for aviation and human spaceflight spent a long day in deliberations to produce the final version of the Space Architects’ manifesto, “The Millennium Charter”. This brief document is the culmination of many months of intense debate and deliberate wordsmithing among this population of overwhelmingly nonnative speakers of English. Calling itself “Team 11” after the “Team X” of the CIAM’s [Congres Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne] last meeting, we sought to reinvigorate the CIAM as the only truly international precedent of Architects working as an organized, political body to craft a sense of relevance and understanding between our profession and the world at large. And in the spirit of the CIAM’s founders, who insisted on inviting their mentors Peter Behrens and Otto Wagner to their first meeting, the Team 11’s proceedings were further enriched by the participation of one of Team X’s framers — the Architect Waltraude Woods.
Introductory article “(Aero)Space Architecture takes flight” by Constance M. Adams.
Entire text of The Millennium Charter document.
“Team 11” workshop poster (PDF file 700k).
Space Architecture Standards
- (ANSI/AIAA S-153-2021) Human Spaceflight: Spacecraft Architecture And Systems Engineering Ontology This is the first level of a three-level standard defining a human spaceflight (HSF) spacecraft ontology from architectural and system engineering viewpoints. It provides guidance for systems and architecture design emphasizing human-system integration (HSI) requirements and constraints.
Publication Resources
Publications recommended by the SATC are as follows:
- Space Architecture publications: A list of refereed technical papers, books, and articles on space architecture written or recommended by subcommittee members.
Author’s Guide: The following is a recommended author’s guide to writing abstracts and papers for publication in SATC-sponsored conferences and symposia:
- Guideline for Peer-Review AeroSpace Architecture Design Research Papers: A comprehensive guide for writing scholarly papers and abstracts, by Marc Cohen (PDF file 112k).
Educational Resources
Additional information including events such as lectures, podcasts, and webinars are shared by our members on Facebook
Technical Resources
- ISS User’s Guide: Detailed online technical references for the International Space Station.
- Laboratory Design Technical Support Package: NASA Tech Brief document ARC-14965 by Marc Cohen, presenting a detailed analysis of space laboratory design.
- Space Shuttle Reference: A detailed online technical reference for the Space Shuttle.
Research Resources
- Artificial Gravity: This site lists resources for design in artificial gravity, including several online and downloadable software tools such as SpinCalc and SpinDoctor.
- SICSA Lecture Series: Data sheets referring to an interdisciplinary “system of systems” perspective that encompasses broad aspects of mission planning, spacecraft and habitat elements/design, planetary surface mobility and construction equipment, operations and logistics, and other important topics.
Government / Industry / Commercial Resources
Space Agencies:
ASI: Italian Space Agency.
CALT: China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology.
CNES: French Space Agency.
CNSA: China National Space Administration
CSA: Canadian Space Agency.
DLR: German National Aerospace Agency.
ESA: European Space Agency.
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation: USA launch operator’s licenses for commercial launch of orbital rockets.
INPE: Brazilian National Institute for Space Research.
ISRO: Indian Space Research Organization.
JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
NASA: United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA Ames: Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, U.S.
NASA JSC: Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, U.S.
NASA JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, U.S.
NASA KSC: Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.
NSC: Norwegian Space Center.
POCKOCMOC (ROSCOSMOS): Russian Federation State Corporation for Space Activities.
SNSB: Swedish National Space Board.
SSO: Swiss Space Office.
SRON: Space Research Organization Netherlands.
UKSA: United Kingdom Space Agency.
Other government / industry links:
NASA Astronaut Selection Program: This is the site for NASA astronaut candidate selection, including application form downloads.
Human Exploration of Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.0: latest iteration of the NASA Mars Design Reference Mission (DRM).
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