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Introduction
Published in Peter Simon Sapaty, Spatial Grasp as a Model for Space-based Control and Management Systems, 2022
Humanity’s interest in the heavens has been universal and enduring. Human space exploration helps us address fundamental questions about our place in the universe and the history of our solar system. Through addressing the challenges related to human space exploration, we expand technology, create new industries, and foster peaceful connection between nations. Curiosity and exploration are vital to the human spirit, and the challenge of going deeper into space will invite the citizens of the world today and the generations of tomorrow to unite on this exciting journey. We can expect space solar power plants, industrial exploration of the Moon, eco-industry, recovery of natural resources, global weather management, large-scale artificial structures in space, the use of raw materials of other planets, colonization of Venus and Mars, etc., including the already evolving space industry and robotics [1–18].
Industry analysis I
Published in Louis Brennan, Loizos Heracleous, Alessandra Vecchi, Above and Beyond, 2018
Louis Brennan, Loizos Heracleous, Alessandra Vecchi
Space exploration is the physical exploration of outer-earth objects, via robotic probes and human missions. More broadly, it also includes the scientific disciplines (e.g. astronomy, solar physics, astrophysics, planetary sciences), technologies and policies applied to space endeavours. Countries with space programmes are increasingly investing in “down-to-earth” space applications (e.g. telecommunications, earth observation) for strategic and economic reasons. Nevertheless, space exploration remains a key driver for investments in innovative R&D and sciences, and it constitutes an intensive activity for major space agencies.
Physics, science and technology in the future
Published in Kléber Ghimire, Future Courses of Human Societies, 2018
Throughout the history, human beings have been fascinated by the desire to explore the places and phenomena beyond their immediate lines of sight. People started to explore the space through the advancement of knowledge of physics and astronomy, and space technology. Space exploration is about studying of the space, namely by using artificial satellites, space probes and spacecrafts.
Dimensional effect and mechanical performance of node-strengthened hybrid lattice structure fabricated by laser powder bed fusion
Published in Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 2023
He Liu, Dongdong Gu, Junfeng Qi, Han Zhang, Luhao Yuan, Keyu Shi, Linxuan Li, Yijuan Zhang
Making the best use of material is the simplest idea of lightweight design and the eternal pursuit of aerospace industry. Driven by additive manufacturing (AM) technology, three-dimensional lattice structures have broken the limitations of traditional single function, single scale and single cell type, providing powerful support for the lightweight of space station, deep space exploration aircraft and heavy launch vehicles (Gu et al. 2021). Lattice structures provide a huge adjustable design space, the ever-changing structure configuration and the tuneable porosity, ultra-light lattice structures and 3D metamaterials have attracted tremendous interest due to their multi-functions (Bückmann et al. 2014; Kadic et al. 2019; Wang et al. 2023), such as high specific stiffness and strength (Fang et al. 2022; Zheng et al. 2014), great energy absorption property (Zhang et al. 2021; Tancogne-Dejean, Spierings, and Mohr 2016) and thermal control capability (Wei et al. 2016; Xu, Farag, and Pasini 2018; Yu et al. 2021).
HALO3D: An All-Mach Approach to Hypersonic Flows Simulation
Published in International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2022
Vincent Casseau, Wenbo Zhang, Shrutakeerti Mallikarjun, Wagdi G. Habashi, Song Gao, Abolfazl Karchani
A several-fold increase in air-space transportation speed would enable a whole new ecosystem to develop around the idea that distance and time are no longer constraining factors to point-to-point travel on Earth. This is the prospect brought by the re-emergence of higher-speed technology programmes with space agencies and companies strenuously pushing new boundaries to be leaders in this billion-dollar market. Defined as travel at speeds greater than Mach 5 below the Kármán line, hypersonic flight is of benefit to space exploration, exploitation, tourism, and civilian and cargo transportation, whose economical sustainability heavily relies upon reliability, operational efficiency, and re-usability (Erbland 2004): Space X's Falcon 9 rocket being the first of such transportation systems to be profitable – although being only partially-reusable. These three pillars are now part of the specifications adopted by most planned launch vehicles and spaceplanes, as exemplified by Space X's Starship, Blue Origin's New Glenn, Hermeus’ Quarterhorse Mach 5 jet, NASA–Lockheed Martin's X-59 QueSST demonstrator, JAXA's Sky Frontier hypersonic research programme, and numerous supersonic vehicles from companies such as Aerion, Boom Supersonic, Spike Aerospace, and Virgin Galactic, to name a few.
Recent research and development activities on space robotics and AI
Published in Advanced Robotics, 2021
Richard Doyle, Takashi Kubota, Martin Picard, Bernd Sommer, Hiroshi Ueno, Gianfranco Visentin, Richard Volpe
The Global Exploration Roadmap 2018 (GER2018) reaffirms the interest of 14 space agencies to expand human presence into the solar system, with the surface of Mars as a common driving goal. It reflects a coordinated international effort to prepare for space exploration missions beginning with the International Space Station (ISS) and continuing to the lunar vicinity, the lunar surface, then on to Mars. The expanded group of agencies demonstrates the growing interest in space exploration. The importance of cooperation is agreed to realize individual and common goals and objectives. The GER2018 reflects consensus about the importance of the Moon on the pathway to Mars and adds refinements in each step along this path as agencies continue to make individual and collective progress. The presented roadmap demonstrates how capabilities under development or study around the world could enable a sustainable future of human and robotic space exploration.