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FOREWORD vii
PREFACE ix
INTRODUCTION 1
Opening Ceremony Address, Makoto Nagatomo 3
Opening Ceremony Welcome, Iccho Itoh 4
Opening Ceremony Greetings, Ren Xinmin 5
Opening Ceremony Greetings, Shigebumi Saito 7
SPECIAL LECTURE 9
Microgravity Research and Exploration (AAS 97-400), Arnauld E. Nicogossian 11
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Development Plan of Long March Launch Vehicles (AAS 97-401), Zhao Bing 25
NASA _ A Look to the Future (AAS 97-402), John D. Schumacher 29
The Japanese Space Program (AAS 97-403), Takashi Nakajima 41
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONFERENCE AND COMPETITION 49
Numerical and Experimental Study on Precompression Effect for Hypersonic Vehicle (AAS 97-404), Hiroaki Kobayashi 51
A Tether Based Method for Capturing In-Orbit Objects (AAS 97-405), Saburo Matunaga, Ryoichi Hayashi and Yoshiaki Ohkami 61
The Simplest Tether Control Law in a Small Satellite (AAS 97-406), Y. Nakamura 75
Numerical Simulation of Hypersonic Re-entry Flow (AAS 97-407), Junji Shinjo 85
Numerical Analysis of Heatshield Erosion in a Dusty Martian Atmosphere (AAS 97-408), Shunsuke Migita 93
Analysis on Deployment Control of Tethered Subsatellite System in the Effect of Rotational Field (AAS 97-409), Nobuyuki Koga 103
Optimal Trajectory Design for Rest-to-Rest Singular Optimal Control Problems by Using Integral Equations (AAS 97-410), Shin-ichi Suda 111
SPACE COMMUNICATIONS 117
Development of JEM Interorbit Communication System (AAS 97-411), Yasushi Horikawa, Yoshiyuki Hasegawa, Shigeru Tsuchiya, Yoshio Toukaku, Hironori Kato, Yoshihide Miyata and Hiroki Kumagai 119
Ka-band Portable Terminal for the Regenerative Transponder on Comets Satellite (AAS 97-412), Masazumi Nishida, Makoto Takeuchi, Chiharu Ohuchi, Haruo Saitoh, Noriaki Obara and Ryu Miura 131
Torus-Reflector Antenna for Comets Mobile Terminal (AAS 97-413), Haruo Saito, Noriaki Obara, Chiharu Ohuchi and Makoto Takeuchi 145
OICETS Program: A Major Technical Challenge for Optical Inter-Orbit Communication (AAS 97-414), Takashi Jono, Yoshiaki Suzuki and Akio Yamamoto 151
ATM Transmission Performance Over the Satellite Links (AAS 97-415), Naoto Kadowaki, Naoko Yoshimura, Takashi Takahashi, Ahmed Saifuddin and Larry Bergman 165
Results in Space Laser Communications Demonstration Using ETS-VI Satellite (AAS 97-416), K. Araki, Y. Arimoto, M. Toyoda, M. Toyoshima, M. Shikatani, T. Takahashi, T. Fukazawa, H. Okazawa, Y. Suzuki and T. Aruga 173
SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND PROPULSION 189
Cost Estimation for Launch Vehicles (AAS 97-417), Zhao Bing, Hu Wei and Zhang Wenhan 191
Delta III Reaches Out to the Commercial Market (AAS 97-418), William S. Files, Jr. and Michael C. Laker 201
A New Low-Cost Development Approach for Advanced Future Rocket Engine Systems (AAS 97-419), Rudi Beichel and Bill Boyce 207
H-IIA Development Status (AAS 97-420), Masashi Okada and Atsutaro Watanabe 221
Throttling Dynamic Response of LH2 Rocket Engine for Vertical Landing Rocket Vehicle (AAS 97-421), Yoshihiro Naruo, Yoshifumi Inatani, Yasuhiro Morita, Shunichiro Nakai and Hatsuo Mori 229
Development Study on ATREX Engine for Future Spaceplane (AAS 97-422), Tetsuya Sato, Nobuhiro Tanatsugu, Yoshihiro Naruo, Tomoaki Mizutani, Junsuke Omi, Junichiro Tomike, Masahide Kazari and Ryuichi Minami 241
Development Study on Precooler for ATREX Engine (AAS 97-423), Kenya Harada, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nobuhiro Tanatsugu, Tetsuya Sato, Yoriji Okabe, Kenji Hamabe, Junichiro Tomike and Masahide Kazari 251
The Investigation Status of NASDA RLV System (AAS 97-424), H. Nanri, K. Kato and H. Taniguchi 259
The Steady and Transient State Simulation of Unified Bipropellant Propulsion Systems of Satellites (AAS 97-425), Chen Quan 267
A Newly Developed 5 Newton Hydrazine Catalytic Engine (AAS 97-426), Chen Quan 279
Thermal Control of Propulsion System of SFU (AAS 97-427), Katsumi Furukawa, Takashi Fujita, Hiroyuki Mishima, Akira Yamada and Yasunori Kobayashi 289
SPACE SCIENCE AND MISSIONS 297
HALCA, A Scientific Satellite for Space VLBI (AAS 97-428), Haruto Hirosawa and Hisashi Hirabayashi 299
Outline of the Experimental Lunar Lander in SELENE Project (AAS 97-429), Yoko Nishio, Eijiro Namura, Haruaki Itagaki and Jun-ichi Moriuma 307
Scientific Objectives of SELENE Mission (AAS 97-430), S. Sasaki, Y. Iijima, M. Kato, H. Mizutani, K. Tsuruda and Y. Takizawa 315
System Design of SELENE (SELenological and ENgineering Explorer) (AAS 97-431), Y. Kaneko, Y. Takizawa and S. Sasaki 325
Mars Exploration Program at JPL: The 1996 Missions (AAS 97-432) Abstract, Cheick Diarra 331
The Mars Pathfinder Mission (AAS 97-433), Pieter Kallemeyn, Richard Cook, Anthony Spear and Matthew Golombek 333
Mars Global Surveyor: On the Way to Mars (AAS 97-434), Frank D. Palluconi and Arden L. Albee 347
Planet-B: Study of Martian Upper Atmosphere and its Interaction With the Solar Wind (AAS 97-435), K. Tsuruda, I. Nakatani and T. Yamamoto 357
Astro-E, X-Ray Astronomy Satellite (AAS 97-436), Yoshiaki Ogawara and Hajime Inoue 363
Unmanned Space Experiment Recovery System (USERS) (AAS 97-437), Koichi Ijichi and Noboru Wakasugi 367
BENEFICIAL APPLICATIONS OF SPACE SYSTEMS 381
Testing the Equivalence Principle in Space: The MiniSTEP Mission (AAS 97-438), R. H. Torii, P. W. Worden, Jr., C. W. F. Everitt and D. B. DeBra 383
Application of TDICCD on Real-Time Earth Observation Satellite (AAS 97-439), Huang Qiaolin and Li Benliang 395
Advanced Land Observing Satellite and its Payloads (AAS 97-440), Yuji Osawa, Takashi Hamazaki, Kenji Tomioka and Tsuguhiko Katagi 407
Measurement of Atomic Oxygen With ETS-7 Spacecraft Onboard Monitor (AAS 97-441), Noboru Kasama 417
The Environmental Monitoring on Mt. Pinatubo Area in the Philippines Using Remote Sensing Data (AAS 97-442), Genya Saito, Shigeo Ogawa, Nobuyuki Mino, Akira Hirano and Hiroshi Ohkura 423
Deformation of Iwo-Jima Volcano Detected by JERS-1 SAR Interferometry (AAS 97-443), Hiroshi Ohkura 433
Early Utilization of JEM Exposed Facility (AAS 97-444), Makoto Miwada, Masahiro Takayanagi and Junichiro Shimizu 441
Electronics Applications in Programmable Multiple Zone and Power Shifting Integrated Furnace Piggybacked on Chinese Recoverable Satellite (AAS 97-445), Zhang Tao, Xie Xie, Xi Risheng and Chen Jiagui 455
Solution/Protein Crystal Growth Facility (AAS 97-446), Tai Nakamura 471
Surface Tension Driven Convection in Microgravity (AAS 97-447), Yasuhiro Kamotani 487
Electrostatic Levitation Technique for Thermophysical Property Measurements of Molten Materials on Earth and in Space (AAS 97-448), K. Ohsaka and W. K. Rhim 501
Space Crystal Growth From Solution (AAS 97-449), Chen Wan-chun 511
Preliminary Study of Crystal Growth of Compound Semiconductors in Microgravity (AAS 97-450), Hirokazu T. Kato, Kyoichi Kinoshita and Shinichi Yoda 523
Results of Diamond Film Growth Experiments Using Plasma CVD Method in Space (AAS 97-451), Naokiyo Koshikawa, Keiji Murakami, Takahiro Suzuki, Naoji Fujimori, Nobuhiro Ota, Masamichi Ishikawa, Shin-ichi Kamei, Katsuaki Matsui, Akihiro Hirao, Hideki Ogawa, Tsuneo Machida, Toshihiro Ando, and Yoichiro Sato 531
MANNED SPACE FLIGHT, SPACE STATION AND PACIFIC SPACE PORT 535
Bridging the Value Gap: A Discussion About Offsets (AAS 97-452), Gib Kirkham 537
The California Highway to Space Program (AAS 97-453), Robert A. Wyckoff and Donald D. Smith 541
The Kodiak Launch Complex: Pacific Spaceport for the 21st Century (AAS 97-454), Pat Ladner 549
International Space Station: Moving to Flight (AAS 97-455), W. Michael Hawes 567
Pressurized Environment Control of Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) (AAS 97-456), Fumiya Tsutsui and Naoko Sumino 571
JEM EVA Design Verification Using Weightless Environment Simulation Test (AAS 97-457), Takao Yamaguchi, Tadatoshi Mawatari and Hideo Usui 581
A Study on Scenario and Technology for Lunar Resource Utilization (AAS 97-458), Hiroshi Kanamori, Kenji Takagi, Tetsuji Yoshida and Shinji Matsumoto 597
Japan’s Activities on CELSS in Space (AAS 97-459), Seishiro Kibe and Katsunori Suzuki 605
A Common Cost Target of Space Transportation for Space Tourism and Space Energy Development (AAS 97-460), Makoto Nagatomo and Patrick Collins 617
The JRS Space Tourism Study Program Phase 2 (AAS 97-461), Patrick Collins and Kohki Isozaki 631
Pilot Procedures for Kankoh-Maru Operations (AAS 97-462), Erik Anderson and Patrick Collins 647
Orbital Considerations in Kankoh-Maru Rendezvous Operations (AAS 97-463), Trevor Williams and Patrick Collins 693
ASTRODYNAMICS, GUIDANCE AND CONTROL 709
Flight Data Analysis for the Integrated Navigation of ALFLEX (Automatic Landing Flight Experiment) (AAS 97-464), Shuichi Matsumoto, Hideto Suzuki, Tatsushi Izumi, Yoshikazu Miyazawa and Tomoji Iwasaki 711
Flight Control System of HOPE-X (AAS 97-465), Tatsushi Izumi, Yoshihiko Masaoka, Hitoshi Takatsuka, Jun Takano, Toshiki Morito, Yasuji Hara and Shinji Ishimoto 725
Dynamic Behavior of Tumble Orbit Transfer (AAS 97-466), Takashi Sasaki and Tetsuo Yasaka 741
Automated Rendezvous Docking System of Engineering Test Satellite VII (AAS 97-467), Isao Kawano and Masaaki Mokuno 751
Vision Based Motion Estimation Relative to Unknown Terrain (AAS 97-468), Shujiro Sawai, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, Takashi Nakamura and Hiroyuki Ohsawa 767
On-the-Ground Verification of Autonomous Imaging of Phobos/Deimos From a Mars Orbiting Spin-Stabilized Spacecraft (AAS 97-469), Tatsuaki Hashiomoto, Satoshi Horiuchi, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, Nobutaka Kato and Keiken Ninomiya 779
Spacecraft’s-Structure-Adaptive Extraction of Safe Region From a Digital Elevation Map (AAS 97-470), Toshihiko Misu, Tatsuaki Hashimoto and Keiken Ninomiya 795
Orbit Estimation of Deep Space Mission by Using Delta VLBI and Radiometric Measurements (AAS 97-471), Tsutomu Ichikawa 805
The Automatic Ground Test System for Satellite’s Attitude and Orbit Control System (AAS 97-472), Chen Zhen-Ping, Fong You-Fang, Zhu Dai-Xing, Xu De-Zhuang and Shong Bai-Sheng 815
Attitude Control System Reconfiguration in Case of Failures of a Three-Axis Stabilized Remote Sensing Satellite (AAS 97-473), Zhang Linghui and Yan Gongtian 823
Effect of Slewing Maneuvers on Controlled Dynamics of Flexible Space Platforms (AAS 97-474), V. J. Modi and A. Suleman 831
Attitude Control of the LUNAR-A Penetrator System and its Flight Test (AAS 97-475), Yasuhiro Morita, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, Tatsuaki Hashimoto, Takashi Nakajima, Kenichi Baba and Hiroshi Terada 853
Torque Unit Manipulator Driven by Control Moment Gyros (AAS 97-476), Shinji Hokamoto 865
Estimation of Nutation Divergence of Spinning Spacecraft With Liquid Tanks (AAS 97-477), Yushi Yamashita, Shujiro Sawai, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi and Hiroki Matsuo 877
A Magnetic Libration Control Scheme for Gravity-Gradient Stabilized Small Satellite (AAS 97-478), Ken Maeda, Tomonari Hidaka and Masashi Uo 887
International Space Station Operations: A Preview (AAS 97-479) Abstract, Nantel Suzuki 897
LARGE AND/OR FLEXIBLE SPACE STRUCTURES 899
Mesomechanics of High-D.O.F. Beam-Like Trusses (AAS 97-480), Taft H. Broome, Jr. and Sunil Saigal 901
Development of a Vibration Isolator for Inter-Satellite Laser Communications (AAS 97-481), Kazuhide Kodeki, Toshio Kashiwase, Yoshinori Arimoto and Kenichi Araki 913
Thermal Analysis of Re-entry Vehicle Structure (AAS 97-482), Kunihiko Ohtake, Shuji Endo, Satoru Ogawa, Kazuhiko Haneji and Mitsuko Kamohara 923
Motion Control of a Retrieving Tether and its Experiment on a Rotating Table (AAS 97-483), M. C. Natori, K. Higuchi, M. Abe and T. Iwasa 933
Simultaneous Optimization of the Orbit and the Subsatellite Swing for a Tethered System (AAS 97-484), Takashi Nagata 943
SPACE DEBRIS AND ENVIRONMENT 957
Current Space Debris Research in the U.S. Department of Defense (AAS 97-485), David B. Spencer, W. Spencer Campbell and Vladimir A. Chobotov 959
Fragments Creation Via Impact at Low Speed (AAS 97-486), Toshiya Hanada, Tetsuo Yasaka and Koki Goto 979
Study of Hypervelocity Impact Testing With Shaped Charge (AAS 97-487), Tetsuya Yamamoto, Mitsuru Kobayashi, Asao Kunoh, Hitoshi Miyoshi, Makoto Hikiji, Susumu Toda and Seishiro Kibe 987
Introduction of Two-Stage Light Gas Gun in SVBL and its Performance Test (AAS 97-488), Yasuhiro Akahoshi and Keisuke Yonehara 995
Hydrocode Simulation for the JEM Pressurized Module Structure Performance for Space Debris Impact (AAS 97-489), Kuniaki Shiraki, Fumio Terada, Narihiro Noda and Masahide Katayama 1007
SFU Micrometeoriod and Space Debris Impact Archive (AAS 97-490), Sunil Deshpande, Michael Neish, Hajime Yano and Seishiro Kibe 1021
Collision Probability Analyses for Earth Orbiting Satellites (AAS 97-491), Ken Chan 1033
APPENDICES 1049
Publications of the American Astronautical Society 1051
Advances in the Astronautical Sciences 1052
Science and Technology Series 1059
AAS History Series 1065
INDEX 1067
Numerical Index 1069
Author Index 1075