Rainer Sandau
International Academy of Astronautics
Germany
Biography
Rainer Sandau is retired from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and acts currently in numerous positions including Director Satellites and Space Applications of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and adjunct Professor at Baylor University, Texas, USA. He has over 30 years of experience in airborne and space borne activities and has been involved in instrumentations of five space missions to Venus, Mars and Earth, and also in numerous concepts for instruments and small satellites for or with different countries and space agencies. He authored or co-authored over 250 publications, holds over 25 patents, and is co-author or -editor of 27 books or conference proceedings.
Abstract
Abstract : Distributed Space Systems Basics, Status and Prospects