Aqueous corrosion of phosphide minerals from iron meteorites: a highly reactive source of prebiotic phosphorus on the surface of the early Earth

We present the results of an experimental study of aqueous corrosion of Fe-phosphide under conditions relevant to the early Earth. The results strongly suggest that iron meteorites were an important source of reactive phosphorus (P), a requirement for the formation of P-based life. We further demonstrate that iron meteorites were an abundant source of phosphide minerals early in Earth history. Phosphide corrosion was studied in five different solutions: deionized water, deionized water buffered with sodium bicarbonate, deionized water with dissolved magnesium and calcium chlorides, deionized water containing ethanol and acetic acid, and deionized water containing the chlorides, ethanol, and acetic acid. Experiments were performed in the presence of both air and pure Ar gas to evaluate the effect of atmospheric chemistry. Phosphide corrosion in deionized water results in a metastable mixture of mixed-valence, P-bearing ions including pyrophosphate and triphosphate, key components for metabolism in modern life. In a pH-buffered solution of NaHCO(3), the condensed and reduced species diphosphonate is an abundant corrosion product. Corrosion in ethanol- and acetic acid-containing solutions yields additional P-bearing organic molecules, including acetyl phosphonate and a cyclic triphosphorus molecule. Phosphonate is a major corrosion product of all experiments and is the only P-bearing molecule that persists in solutions with high concentrations of magnesium and calcium chlorides, which suggests that phosphonate may have been a primitive oceanic source of P. The stability and reactivity of phosphonate and hypophosphite in solution were investigated to elucidate reaction mechanisms and the role of mineral catalysts on P-solution chemistry. Phosphonate oxidation is rapid in the presence of Fe metal but negligible in the presence of magnetite and in the control sample. The rate of hypophosphite oxidation is independent of reaction substrate.     

Surface characteristics of spacecraft components affect the aggregation of microorganisms and may lead to different survival rates of bacteria on Mars landers

Layers of dormant endospores of Bacillus subtilis HA101 were applied to eight different spacecraft materials and exposed to martian conditions of low pressure (8.5 mbar), low temperature (-10 degrees C), and high CO(2) gas composition and irradiated with a Mars-normal ultraviolet (UV-visible- near-infrared spectrum. Bacterial layers were exposed to either 1 min or 1 h of Mars-normal UV irradiation, which simulated clear-sky conditions on equatorial Mars (0.1 tau). When exposed to 1 min of Mars UV irradiation, the numbers of viable endospores of B. subtilis were reduced three to four orders of magnitude for two brands of aluminum (Al), stainless steel, chemfilm-treated Al, clear-anodized Al, and black-anodized Al coupons. In contrast, bacterial survival was reduced only one to two orders of magnitude for endospores on the non-metal materials astroquartz and graphite composite when bacterial endospores were exposed to 1 min of Mars UV irradiation. When bacterial monolayers were exposed to 1 h of Mars UV irradiation, no viable bacteria were recovered from the six metal coupons listed above. In contrast, bacterial survival was reduced only two to three orders of magnitude for spore layers on astroquartz and graphite composite exposed to 1 h of Mars UV irradiation. Scanning electron microscopy images of the bacterial monolayers on all eight spacecraft materials revealed that endospores of B. subtilis formed large aggregates of multilayered spores on astroquartz and graphite composite, but not on the other six spacecraft materials. It is likely that the formation of multilayered aggregates of endospores on astroquartz and graphite composite is responsible for the enhanced survival of bacterial cells on these materials.     

一种有效的锯齿波调频信号识别方法

分析了锯齿波调频信号相位差分序列的特征,在此基础上给出了锯齿波调频信号的识别和参数估计方法,并采用多重相位差分改善了算法对低信噪比环境的适应能力.仿真给出了不同信噪比下对锯齿波调频的识别率.     

固体推进剂燃烧中凝相粒子的激光全息测试

概述了测试凝相粒子尺寸的基本方法，较详细地阐述了研究燃烧场凝相粒子尺寸分布的激光全息测量方法和测试结果。     

摆动扫描地球敏感器数学模型及飞行试验结果

描述了东方红三号卫星(DFH-3)控制系统设计和数学仿真中采用的摆动扫描地球敏感器IRES-01的数学模型，东方红三号卫星近三年飞行试验结果与数学仿真结果基本一致，证明数学模型是正确的。     

支板簇引射发动机--21世纪新型航天动力

支板簇引射发动机是火箭基组合循环（RBCC）方案的一种基础动力，是为满足低费用高性能要求而提出的组合推进系统。它将火箭推进和吸气式推进的优势融为一体，是一种适用于21世纪的新型具有自起飞能力的高超声速动力装置。本文就其发展现状及关键技术进行了综合分析，提出了其基本研究思路，并对其应用前景进行了展望。     

当"东方红"乐曲在宇宙空间响起时

1970年 4月 2 4日 ,我国成功地发射了第一颗人造地球卫星 ,宇宙空间第一次响起了“东方红”的乐曲……当“东方红”乐曲在宇宙空间响起时 ,八亿人民尽情欢呼 :“我们也要搞人造卫星的愿望实现了。”它正式向全世界庄严宣告 :在古代四大发明的故乡——中国 ,已具备了生产和发射人造地球卫星的能力。回忆东方红一号卫星在我厂生产、总装和检测的全过程 ,使我们深深感到 :在当时的历史条件下 ,仅用了两年的时间就完成了卫星研制、生产任务 ,确实是件了不起的事。这是坚持独立自主、自力更生的方针 ,发扬社会主义的大协作精神 ,紧紧依靠广大职工…     

航天用35Ah氢镍电池组性能

简要介绍了电池组的构成以及电池组空间力学环境测试条件和模拟GEO试验制度。在电池组性能方面 ,比较了第 1阴影期中间和第 36阴影期中间 79%DOD的放电特点 ,概要介绍了充放电温度特性 ,容量与氢压的变化关系 ;特别在寿命特性方面 ,着重阐述了电池组在模拟GEO ,79%DOD下 40个阴影期间最大放电深度时终止电压变化特性 ,电池组容量变化以及第 3阴影期和第 36阴影期放电终止电压变化情况。还列出了电池组的主要技术性能指标。     

低地球轨道环境原子氧对航天器表面材料聚酰亚胺作用的数值模拟

在建立数学物理模型的基础上，对氏地球轨道环境和地面实验环境下，有无保护层的聚酰亚胺所受原子氧冲蚀作用进行了进行了成功的数值模拟，获得了具有工程应用价值的数值计算结果，并讨论了数学物理模型中各参数对基蚀曲线形状的影响。从数值模拟结果和美国太空实验结果的比较可以看出，本文数据模拟的结果是正确的。该项工作对航天器的设计具有重要指导意义。     

载人宇宙飞行的不利因素与紧急情况分析

载人宇宙飞行对航天器地面模拟试验提出了新的、更严格的要求。本文从保障航天员安全性的角度简要介绍了在地面模拟试验时应考虑的载人宇宙飞行的不利因素,分析了产生紧急情况的原因。