ENGSTROM继电器参考资料.pdf

bulletin 95 — august 1998 Space Transport Systems for the 21st Century * F. Engström Director of Launchers, ESA, Paris Space: a new environment whole Universe can be probed with Contrary to the often expressed view that unlimited clarity. Space offers a new “there is nothing in space”, this near-Earth perspective, which can shape mankind’s space environment is of great interest. The view of itself, its role and its destiny. following are just a few of its features: – It is vast, as its volume extends beyond the Now that I have made my point about how orbit of the Moon. Within this volume, and interesting the space environment is, you might once we have surmounted the initial hurdle also ask whether we, as a species, should of reaching low Earth orbit, we can move at appropriate this environment, which is also very will with relative ease; in fact with much hostile to life because of its vacuum, its greater ease than when we want to move radiation, and its extreme thermal gradients? around on the surface of the Earth. Well, it is interesting to observe th