The Columbus programme : European steps towards the considered development of near-Earth space

The European Space Agency's Columbus Programme is nearing the end of its study phase and European ministers now need to take decisions on proceeding with the development phase. Columbus is directed towards the creation of an autonomous European space capability, and at the same time towards furthering genuine partnership with the USA on the international Space Station. This article reviews the elements which make up the Columbus Programme, and examines their probable developments over the next few years. The need for ESA to ensure coherence among the major European space initiatives is stressed.     

Sputnik fever — again?

The author offers some comments on the drawbacks of another US-Soviet space race. She compares the relative positions of the USA and the USSR in various areas of space science and technology, and concludes that the USSR does not lead in all areas. More importantly, she argues that it is distressing still to be portraying the superpowers as in a race in space. ‘Sputnik fever’ the first time round showed that a space race does not lead to a strong, long-term US space programme. She argues that cooperation in some areas — perhaps a trip to Mars — could b an alternative.     

决策者寄语

UK manufacturing technologies has a strong capalility in aeraspace camponent praduction and pracesses. CIMT2009 is an important opportunity for the UK to demonstrate this     

李文正飞机设计专家

您多年从事飞机设计工作,请您谈一谈随着技术的发展我国飞机设计水平取得了哪些突破以及与国外航空工业大国相比,我国在飞机设计上存在怎样的差距。     

前苏联洲际弹道导弹P-7控制系统研制历程

本文叙述了前苏联第一种洲际弹道导弹P - 7弹上控制系统的前期研制和试验历史 ,介绍了燃料消耗控制、视速度调节、法向和横向控制这些子系统的构成原理     

李家云副总设计师

目前,直升机在民用领域的应用越来越广,作为中航工业直升机所副总设计师,请您谈谈在通用航空领域,中航直升机所将开发哪些新型民用直升机型号? 李家云:中国直升机行业在研制军用直升机满足国防建设的同时,也在积极开发民用直升机,直9、直11两型直升机先后取得中国民航型号合格证,由于方方面面的原因,占据国内民用直升机市场份额较小.     

芬兰,通往2010年世博会之路

世博会中的芬兰:建筑、设计和创造力芬兰一直是世界博览会积极的参与者。从第一届1851年伦敦世博会开始就已开始崭露头角,虽然当时作为俄国的一部分(芬兰