Optimal Attitude Control of Satellites by Artificial Neural Networks: a Pilot Study**The study was performed in the Autumn of 1993 by Fokker Space & Systems and the University of Amsterdam, and partially funded by the Dutch space agency NIVR. A detailed report is available on request. - Gerard Schram; L. Karsten; Ben J. A. Kröse; Frans C. A. Groen (AIRTC, 1994)