Operations function
Mission Planning
Turning a mission's science and engineering goals into a detailed, resource-constrained plan of activities — what the spacecraft will do, when, and within its power, data, and pointing limits.
In brief
Planning a spacecraft's activities within its resource limits.
Connections
Knowledge connections
- Associated withFlight Dynamics
- Associated withScience Operations
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.