Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: Practical Engineering Guide for Aerospace Systems | Cambridge Aerospace Series 7 | Ideal for Aerospace Engineers & Spacecraft Designers

Surprised Sidi's great text has no 5 star reviews yet. I discovered this book while I was working on a smallsat ADCS--my first assignment as a controls engineer where I carried any real responsibility. I had done my undergrad in physics and was still learning how to think like an engineer. Thanks to Sidi's practical and thorough discussion of attitude dynamics and control I was able to successfully complete this first assignment. Indeed, so much so that at the end of it my boss, who knew my background, met with me and asked "how the heck do you know so much about spacecraft dynamics?!". When I became a grad student I was the project manager for a smallsat attempt by Purdue, and also did specific research on ADCS which became my master's thesis and has produced peer-reviewed publications. Throughout all of that I kept a copy of Sidi on my desk and consulted it frequently. Everyone can learn something from this book, and I am sad I no longer have a copy--I will have to remedy that soon .