Will space run out of space? The orbital debris problem and its mitigation

An appraisal of current and future risks from space debris is presented with the aid of calculations carried out by the MASTER model. The efficacy of various technical options -- such as fuel venting, de-orbiting and use of a graveyard orbit -- for counteracting the problem is discussed. The article then focuses on governmental and international cooperative measures and looks at the recent work done by subcommittees of the UN COPUOS.     

Comparison of model and experimental ionospheric parameters at high latitudes

Modern use and study of the auroral region needs to attract a wider class of models for describing conditions of radio wave propagation in the ionosphere. In this paper the possibilities of the International Reference Ionosphere model, well-proven and widespread in the mid-latitudes, are investigated in the high latitude zone. Model and measured values of the critical frequency foF2 for two mid-latitude stations (Juliusruh and Goosebay) and four high-latitude ones (Loparskaya, Sodankyla, Sondrestrom, Thule) are compared. Deviations of medians, variations from day to day and solar activity trends seemed to be similar for both areas. This similarity is irrespective of the RZ12 index. Special attention is paid to the TEC parameter and its determination using 6 versions of models, a new version of the model IRI2010 (IRI-Plas) among them. It is shown that the IRI-Plas model significantly improves the definition of TEC in contrast to the versions of IRI2007 and the new model NeQuick. The use of the median of the experimental equivalent slab thickness, together with the current values of the TEC, increases by a factor of two the agreement between calculated and measured foF2 values as compared with the variations from day to day. This allows foF2 to be defined in near-real time.     

利用奇异酉几何构作新的带仲裁的认证码

利用有限域上奇异酉几何构作了一个新的带仲裁的认证码．并计算了这个码的参数。当编码规则按等概率分布选取时，计算出了各种攻击成功的概率。     

一种基于COTS的SAR分布式目标模拟方法

针对目前合成孔径雷达(SAR)目标模拟器通常只能模拟点目标，且通用化程度和实时性较低的问题，提出了一种基于商用现成品或技术(COTS)的SAR分布式目标模拟方法。利用NI PXI平台构建了一个基于电磁仿真的SAR分布式目标模拟器，由电磁仿真软件模拟获取目标散射特性，并通过高速网口输入硬件设备进行采样及卷积操作得到仿真SAR回波数字信号，经数模转换模块完成对SAR数字信号的调制并输出模拟回波，可以直接用于SAR系统的数据验证。模拟器采用数字式一体化硬件设备，由NI PXIe-5646R和PXIe-5840进行信号的接收和发送，PXIe-7902作为系统核心进行高速实时数据运算。系统以现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)为核心，通过LabVIEW RT (Real Time)和FPGA模块直接进行访问，能实时、高速地采集和处理数据。经过测试，该目标模拟器可以生成分布式目标的射频回波信号，环路验证结果证明了本文提出方法的有效性。另外，本文提出的方法适用于多种雷达信号的模拟，通过设置不同的信号体制或接收外部信号输入，可以实现灵活的SAR目标模拟。     

The performance of KSC Fixation Tubes with RNALater for orbital experiments: A case study in ISS operations for molecular biology

Molecular biology experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) continue to face challenges of sample harvesting and sample return to earth for post flight analysis; however, the use of Kennedy Space Center Fixation Tubes filled with RNALater has proven to be a robust solution to many of these challenges. While it is clear that one direction of future spaceflight experimentation may be towards enhanced on-orbit analytical capabilities, the rapid progress of earth-bound analytical capacity dictates that facile return of molecular biology samples from the ISS will continue to be a mainstay of space life sciences research and flight operations. In this paper we present a case study of the successful performance of KFTs and RNALater over a broad set of operational conditions of ascent configuration, on-orbit experiment use, on-orbit storage and sample return configurations that are unique to ISS current operations and constraints. We also provide observations on performance limits and discuss deployment opportunities and scenarios that are consistent with continued successful ISS molecular biology experimentation.     

Viability of barley seeds after long-term exposure to outer side of international space station

Barley seeds were exposed to outer space for 13 months in a vented metal container without a climate control system to assess the risk of physiological and genetic mutation during long-term storage in space. The space-stored seeds (S0 generation), with an 82% germination rate in 50 seeds, lost about 20% of their weight after the exposure. The germinated seeds showed normal growth, heading, and ripening. The harvested seeds (S1 generation) also germinated and reproduced (S2 generation) as did the ground-stored seeds. The culm length, ear length, number of seed, grain weight, and fertility of the plants from the space-stored seeds were not significantly different from those of the ground-stored seeds in each of the S0 and S1 generation. Furthermore, the S1 and S2 space-stored seeds respectively showed similar β-glucan content to those of the ground-stored seeds. Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis with 16 primer combinations showed no specific fragment that appears or disappears significantly in the DNA isolated from the barley grown from the space-stored seeds. Though these data are derived from nine S0 space-stored seeds in a single exposure experiment, the results demonstrate the preservation of barley seeds in outer space for 13 months without phenotypic or genotypic changes and with healthy and vigorous growth in space.     

专利强制实施许可制度的法律问题研究

专利的强制实施许可制度在我国经济建设中发挥着越来越大的作用．为了更好地利用这一制度．进一步完善这一制度．从分析该项制度的立法渊源入手．阐述了法律在保护权利的同时．更重要的是要维护社会的整体利益．进而分析了该项制度产生和发展的进程和我国《专利法》20年来在这项制度上作出的不断完善．以及专利强制实施许可制度的重大意义。通过以上几个方面对该项制度的分析．进一步明确该制度的发展趋势和今后完善的方向．     

机翼设计软件的完善及商用化研究

在对原有的机翼设计软件进一步完善的基础上,开发了基于Windows操作系统的设计软件工程包;通过图形用户界面实现了设计过程的菜单式选择和设计变量的模块化输入;开发了设计过程中目标压力分布的可视化修改模块,设计过程的实时显示模块,及与其它图形绘制软件的接口;提高了软件的可视化程度,使原有的机翼设计软件的商用性得到了很大的提高,探讨了国产CFD软件商用化的可行性。