The legal regime for private space tourism activities—An overview

“Space tourism” denotes any commercial activity that offers customers direct or indirect experience with space travel. Various models for space tourism activities exist including the use of an aircraft and/or spacecraft. The paper surveys some of the most important legal aspects relevant to space tourism activities, such as, the delimitation of airspace and outer space, the applicable legal regime and the definition of aircraft and space object, authorization, registration, liability, as well as the legal status of space tourists.     

全复合材料航天器结构探讨

质轻、价优是选择航天器结构材料的主要条件,用复合材料作航天器结构材料显然比金属材料优越。文中将通过美国海军研究所空间技术中心研制的全复合材料克莱门汀(Clementine)航天器,详细介绍采用复合材料作航天器结构件的利与弊。     

航天器二次电源的低温工作特性研究

由于航天器在深空探测中处于低温环境中,其二次电源的低温工作特性尤为重要。文章首先介绍了航天器二次电源的供电结构;再从组成二次电源的关键元器件着手,对功率半导体器件（功率MOS管和功率二极管）、PWM控制芯片的低温特性进行深入探讨;最后对一个25W/5.8V输出的航天器二次电源在-35~80℃温度范围内工作的试验数据展开分析,这些工作可为后续深空探测任务的实施提供技术储备。     

航天器供配电智能管理技术研究

综述国外航天器供配电管理技术由传统遥控管理发展到智能管理的4个典型阶段,介绍了航天器供配电智能管理技术在空间站、科学观测及深空探测领域航天器上的应用情况;分析了目前国内航天器采用熔断器作为故障隔离主要手段、依托遥测遥控进行供配电管理的体制,归纳了国内航天器供配电体制的优缺点,并总结出国内航天器供配电智能管理系统的3项关键技术——智能配电管理技术、故障隔离技术和能源计划动态调度管理技术,可为航天器供配电智能管理系统关键技术的研究提供借鉴。     

Greenhouse design integration benefits for extended spaceflight

It has been demonstrated that plants can be grown in microgravity, and almost every space programme has included experimental greenhouses to investigate technical and biological feasibility, as well as the habitability-related benefits of plant growth activities in space.Aside from nutritional and life support system applications, these benefits include sensory and spatial enhancement of the spacecraft environment, both through the plants as such and the design of their growth chambers, as well as by providing meaningful occupation through individual interaction. In view of long duration missions, plant growth facilities should not be regarded as a desirable add-on, but as an essential component of the habitat.Following a review of existing greenhouse designs and plants grown on past missions, the paper summarizes the benefits of greenhouses and outlines potential forms of architectural integration within the spacecraft interior.     

航天器力学环境分析与条件设计研究进展

航天器力学环境条件是航天器及其部组件设计和地面试验验证的主要依据,直接影响着航天器的总体设计水平。随着我国航天事业的飞速发展,对航天器及其有效载荷的设计提出了越来越高的要求,而力学环境分析与条件设计技术已经成为制约我国航天器荷载比提高的瓶颈技术。本文重点针对航天器力学环境分析与条件设计技术所涉及的航天器力学环境预示理论方法,高精度有限元建模与模型修正技术以及航天器力学环境条件设计技术三个方面国内外研究进展进行了回顾,特别是对近五年来我国航天工业部门在航天器力学环境分析与条件设计领域取得的成就进行了综合评述。在此基础上,结合我国航天工程的实际需求,分析指出了今后在航天器力学环境分析与条件设计领域的主要研究方向。     

一种航天器电缆网精确质量特性计算方法

分析了当前国内外电缆网质量特性计算存在的主要问题,提出了精确质量特性计算的解决方案。通过建立航天器电缆线型库,快速计算出线束的线密度并赋予三维模型;同时精确计算出三维电缆网模型的长度,建立导线束线规库,实现了电缆网质量计算。该方法可解决长期困扰的电缆网质量特性计算的精确性问题,通过实例验证了此方法的可行性和计算结果的精确性。     

The future of human spaceflight.

After the Apollo Moon program, the international space station represents a further milestone of humankind in space, International follow-on programs like a manned return to the Moon and a first manned Mars Mission can be considered as the next logical step. More and more attention is also paid to the topic of future space tourism in Earth orbit, which is currently under investigation in the USA, Japan and Europe due to its multibillion dollar market potential and high acceptance in society. The wide variety of experience, gained within the space station program, should be used in order to achieve time and cost savings for future manned programs. Different strategies and roadmaps are investigated for space tourism and human missions to the Moon and Mars, based on a comprehensive systems analysis approach. By using DLR's software tool FAST (Fast Assessment of Space Technologies), different scenarios will be defined, optimised and finally evaluated with respect to mission architecture, required technologies, total costs and program duration. This includes trajectory analysis, spacecraft design on subsystem level, operations and life cycle cost analysis. For space tourism, an expected evolutionary roadmap will be described which is initiated by short suborbital tourism and ends with visionary designs like the Space Hotel Berlin and the Space Hotel Europe concept. Furthermore the potential space tourism market, its economic meaning as well as the expected range of the costs of a space ticket (e.g. $50,000 for a suborbital flight) will be analysed and quantified. For human missions to the Moon and Mars, an international 20 year program for the first decades of the next millennium is proposed, which requires about $2.5 Billion per year for a manned return to the Moon program and about $2.6 Billion per year for the first 3 manned Mars missions. This is about the annual budget, which is currently spend by the USA only for the operations of its Space Shuttle fleet which generally proofs the affordability of such ambitious programs after the build-up of the International Space Station, when corresponding budget might become again available.     

空间太阳能阵列光照的建模仿真及优化

针对空间救援飞行器在无控模式下，固定的太阳能阵列可能受到光线照射面积不足的问题，提出采用建模仿真及优化阵列布局的方法来提高任意光照角度下的受光面积。通过建立参数化驱动的空间飞行器外形几何模型、任意角度下的光线投射模型和考虑自身结构阴影遮挡的光照模型，研究空间任意光照角度下太阳能阵列接收光线照射的有效面积，并得到最低受光面积。基于建立的光照模型，采用遗传算法，对影响太阳能阵列布局的关键参数进行优化。可视化仿真结果校验了模型的有效性，优化结果显示算法收敛且获得了最优结果，满足空间无控飞行任务要求。     

The Soviet-Russian space suits a historical overview of the 1960's

The development of protective suits for space use started with the Vostok-suit SK-1, first used by Yu. Gagarin on April 12, 1961, and then used on all subsequent Vostok-flights. The technical background for the design of these suits was the work on full pressure protective suits for military pilots and stratospheric flights in the 1930's through 50's. The Soviet-Russian space programme contains a large number of 'firsts', and one of the most well known is the first EVA by Leonov in 1965. This event is also the starting point for a long series of space suit development for Extravehicular Activities over the last 35 years. The next step to come was the transfer in void space of crew members between the two spacecraft Soyuz 4 and 5 in 1969. As has later become known this was an essential element in the planned Soviet lunar exploration programme, which in itself required a new space suit. After the termination of the lunar programme in 1972, the space suit development concentrated on suits applicable to zero-gravity work around the manned space stations Salyut 6, Salyut 7 and MIR. These suits have become known as the ORLAN-family of suits, and an advanced version of this suit (ORLAN-M) will be used on the International Space Station together with the American EMU. This paper covers the space suit development in the Soviet Union in the 1960's and the experience used from the pre-space era.     

一种涡卷弹簧分离螺母装置设计及仿真分析

航天器的连接与分离技术是航天运输系统中的关键技术，连接分离装置作为该技术领域的关键装置，一直是航天领域的重要研究内容。针对航天器连接与分离的要求，提出一种涡卷弹簧非火工分离螺母装置，并对装置进行结构设计。涡卷弹簧是装置的关键部分，直接影响涡卷弹簧分离螺母装置的承载和工作特性。对涡卷弹簧的张力和扭矩特性进行分析，并通过仿真分析研究涡卷弹簧分离螺母装置的工作特性。     

美国小行星俘获任务及其启示

小行星俘获(ACR)任务是美国Keck空间研究中心发起的一项深空探测任务。该任务计划选定一颗近地小行星,通过口袋式抓捕系统对其实施抓捕,并于2025年左右将其带回近月空间。文章介绍了ACR任务的内容和系统设计,具体包括:航天器总体构型、抓捕分系统、探测识别分系统和控制与推进分系统;对小行星抓捕的目标探测与识别、旋转匹配、抓捕、消旋、轨道转移等核心操作。基于ACR任务,提出了空间目标俘获技术的需求与应用、抓捕航天器系统设计的启示;基于我国目前的技术研究情况,总结分析了发展空间目标俘获任务所需的关键技术,如大功率柔性太阳翼、长时间大范围轨道机动、目标探测与识别、快速机动、目标抓捕与消旋。     

Combining solar science and asteroid science with the space weather observation network (SWON)

The peculiarity of space weather for Earth orbiting satellites, air traffic and power grids on Earth and especially the financial and operational risks posed by damage due to space weather, underline the necessity of space weather observation. The importance of such observations is even more increasing due to the impending solar maximum. In recognition of this importance we propose a mission architecture for solar observation as an alternative to already published mission plans like Solar Probe (NASA) or Solar Orbiter (ESA). Based upon a Concurrent Evaluation session in the Concurrent Engineering Facility of the German Aerospace Center, we suggest using several spacecraft in an observation network. Instead of placing such spacecraft in a solar orbit, we propose landing on several asteroids, which are in opposition to Earth during the course of the mission and thus allow observation of the Sun's far side. Observation of the far side is especially advantageous as it improves the warning time with regard to solar events by about 2 weeks. Landing on Inner Earth Object (IEO) asteroids for observation of the Sun has several benefits over traditional mission architectures. Exploiting shadowing effects of the asteroids reduces thermal stress on the spacecraft, while it is possible to approach the Sun closer than with an orbiter. The closeness to the Sun improves observation quality and solar power generation, which is intended to be achieved with a solar dynamic system. Furthermore landers can execute experiments and measurements with regard to asteroid science, further increasing the scientific output of such a mission. Placing the spacecraft in a network would also benefit the communication contact times of the network and Earth. Concluding we present a first draft of a spacecraft layout, mission objectives and requirements as well as an initial mission analysis calculation.     

卫星空间辐射效应及防护技术飞行试验初步设想

文章分析了国内外卫星空间辐射效应飞行试验的现状和发展趋势,根据我国卫星空间辐射效应及防护技术的具体情况,对卫星空间辐射效应及防护技术空间飞行试验的开展提出了建议。     

“天宫一号”目标飞行器信息管理策略

“天宫一号”目标飞行器信息系统作为目标飞行器的重要功能系统,主要完成目标飞行器内部信息管理以及与地面和载人飞船的通信管理,确保目标飞行器的健康和稳定运行,支持目标飞行器各项任务的完成。文章对"天宫一号"目标飞行器信息系统的信息管理策略进行了概述,包括信息管理需求、设计原则、系统组成、主要技术特点以及可靠性安全性设计。“天宫一号”目标飞行器信息系统的信息管理策略经过首次无人和有人交会对接任务验证,满足任务要求,为后续空间站信息系统详细设计奠定了基础。     

无控航天器与空间碎片再入的工程预测方法研究现状

无控航天器、火箭末级以及空间碎片再入地球大气层后可能未烧尽,残存的小碎片高速撞击地面,对人类安全和生态系统构成极大威胁。提前预测其再入轨迹并采取预防措施能够有效降低地面风险。文章对无控航天器和空间碎片再入工程预测模型,包括航天器模型、动力学模型、气动热模型和烧蚀解体模型的研究现状进行跟踪与总结,也介绍了国内外有公开资料的工程应用软件,并讨论若干关键问题和进一步研究方向。     

采用太阳电池阵和储能飞轮的电源系统设计与分析

飞轮储能装置具有比能量高、寿命长、任务期内无衰减等优点,可替代航天器中传统的化学储能装置。为论证太阳电池阵-储能飞轮电源系统的可行性,本文从航天器总体设计的角度分析了其关键设计要素,论述了其对航天器机、电、热等方面的影响,并给出提高系统可行性的合理化建议,以及针对低轨卫星的太阳电池阵-储能飞轮电源系统的设计举例。通过与传统电源系统的技术指标对比分析,表明太阳电池阵-储能飞轮电源系统具有较高的比功率,并在降低航天器质量、节约发射成本方面具有很大优势,在未来航天器的应用中具有很大的潜力。     

航天器姿态机动规划技术研究进展

以航天器多约束姿态控制为背景,围绕姿态机动路径的复杂约束处理问题,对姿态机动规划技术的规划模型、方法研究现状与未来发展趋势进行了论述、分析与归纳。首先介绍了航天器姿态机动规划模型,随后梳理并总结了航天器姿态机动规划技术发展历程及现状,从方法逻辑、设计思想等方面对姿态机动规划方法进行分类和关键技术分析,进一步根据技术发展脉络和未来航天任务需求,提出了航天器姿态机动规划技术的若干发展趋势。     

载人航天空空通信子系统及其关键技术

介绍了实现神舟运输飞船与天宫目标飞行器间数据通信和传输的空空通信子系统的构成,以及空空通信机的功能及其主要性能指标。空空通信子系统采用抗干扰能力强、保密性优的直接序列扩频通信技术。分析了其中的核心中频解扩解调中的伪码同步和载波同步等关键技术,应用数字解调方案降低了子系统调试难度,提高了可靠性。     

基于单轴随机扩展算法的自主探测器大角度机动规划

自主姿态大角度机动是自主深空探测器的关键技术之一，而在满足敏感仪器、保持通信链路等约束的情况下实现姿态大角度机动的自主规划与执行是目前面临的一个难题。针对这个问题，提出一种单轴随机扩展算法，该算法采用扩展的方式生成规划路径，并充分利用扩展过程中邻近点的信息，把属于三维构造空间的大角度机动规划问题简化为二维规划问题，从而减少问题求解的搜索空间。最后利用前向搜索方法对初始的规划路径进行优化，并通过算例验证了此方法的可行性。