12 specialized AI skills for spacecraft and launch vehicle design, from concept through operations.

Space Engineering Pack

12 specialized AI skills for spacecraft and launch vehicle design — from concept through operations. Built for Claude Code by Anthropic.

Author: IDEAMAX Skills Factory Creator: Dimitar Georgiev - Biko Website: ideamax.eu | biko.bg Generated by: Skills Factory Engine v1.1

What is this?

A "Synthetic NASA" for Claude Code — 12 engineering specialists that give Claude deep domain knowledge in spacecraft design. Each skill contains:

Expert persona with 20+ years experience in the domain
Reference data — real specs, materials, constants (not hallucinated)
Formulas & equations — vis-viva, link budgets, structural margins, thermal balance
Worked examples — step-by-step calculations with real numbers
Error catalogs — common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Cross-skill connectors — skills reference each other for integrated design

Skills

Tier 1 — Vehicle

Skill	What it does	Lines
propulsion	Rocket engines, delta-v budgets, trajectory analysis, launch costs	299
orbital-mechanics	Orbits, transfers, constellations, launch windows	347
structural	Loads, vibration, materials, safety factors	372
thermal	Energy balance, radiators, TPS, cryogenic systems	485

Tier 2 — Payload

Skill	What it does	Lines
satellite-comms	Link budgets, antennas, frequency planning, modulation	386
power-systems	Solar arrays, batteries, RTG, power budgets	428
gnc	Attitude control, sensors, actuators, pointing budgets	456
payload-specialist	Instruments, cameras, data rates, GSD, SNR	470

Tier 3 — Mission

Skill	What it does	Lines
mission-architect	Systems engineering, mass/power/data budgets, trade studies	517
ground-systems	Ground stations, telemetry, commanding, pass planning	407
launch-operations	Launch sites, adapters, countdown, range safety	405
space-environment	Radiation, debris, drag, space weather	386

Total: 4,958 lines | 12 skills

Commands

/mission-design — Full mission architecture workflow
/vehicle-comparison — Side-by-side rocket comparison
/launch-cost — Cost analysis for payload to orbit
/orbit-plan — Trajectory planning with launch windows
/link-budget — Satellite communications analysis

Shared Tools (all skills)

Python tools in shared/tools/ are available to all 12 skills:

# Core tools
python shared/tools/trajectory.py hohmann Earth Mars          # Earth-Mars Hohmann transfer
python shared/tools/cost_estimator.py launch --payload-kg 150 --orbit LEO  # Launch cost
python shared/tools/geometry.py tank --propellant-kg 5000 --fuel lox-rp1 --diameter 3.66  # Tank sizing

# Visualization (requires matplotlib)
python shared/tools/plot.py hohmann-plot Earth Mars --output transfer.png       # Orbit diagram
python shared/tools/plot.py delta-v-waterfall LEO Mars --output budget.png      # Delta-v breakdown
python shared/tools/plot.py trade-matrix --vehicles falcon9 starship ariane6    # Vehicle comparison

# Staging optimizer (requires scipy)
python shared/tools/staging.py optimize --delta-v 9.4 --stages 2 --isp 282,348 \
  --structural-fraction 0.06,0.08 --payload-kg 22800                           # GLOW optimization
python shared/tools/staging.py optimize --delta-v 9.4 --stages 2 \
  --engine merlin_1d,rl10c --payload-kg 5000                                   # Engine-based sizing

# Mission timeline
python shared/tools/timeline.py plan --launch-date 2027-03-15 --destination Mars   # Phase timeline
python shared/tools/timeline.py gantt --launch-date 2027-03-15 --destination Mars   # Gantt chart

Shared Data

shared/data/ contains JSON databases used by multiple skills:

vehicles.json — 11 launch vehicles with costs, payload capacity, flight rates
constants.py — Physics constants (G, mu, planetary data, J2)
Run python shared/sync_data.py --check to verify data freshness

Installation

Copy space-engineering/ into your .claude/skills/ directory:

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/devideamax/aerospace-team.git

# Install
cp -r aerospace-team/ ~/.claude/skills/space-engineering/

# Restart Claude Code

Attribution

If you modify, fork, or redistribute this pack — you must keep the original attribution in:

The attribution field in each SKILL.md frontmatter
Your README or documentation

This applies regardless of how many times the work is modified. See LICENSE for details.

License

MIT + Attribution — see LICENSE for details.

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