CONTENTS
(Volume 91, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences,
Sixth ISCOPS, Strengthening Cooperation in the 21st Century

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FOREWORD vii

PREFACE ix

INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL SPACE PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 1

NASA’s Space Science Program: Our Outlook for the New Millennium (AAS 95-557), Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. 3

The Japanese Space Program (AAS 95-558), Tomifumi Godai 31

Prospects of China Space Programs in the 21st Century (AAS 95-559), Qi Faren 45

Space Utilization and Beyond (AAS 95-560), Mamoru Mohri 51

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PRESENTATIONS 59

Design of the Docking Simulator and its Fundamental Experiment (AAS 95-561), Hiroshi Yanagisawa 61

Low Altitude Guidance Method for Reentry Vehicle with Vertical Landing Concept (AAS 95-562), Shigeru Kubota 65

Two-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Transpiration Cooling System by Outer/Inner Flow Coupling (AAS 95-563), Shunichi Uchida 81

Nonlinear H_¥ Control and Estimation Optimal H_¥ Gain (AAS 95-564), Ji Ying-Cun 91

Model Development for Digitally Controlled Large Orbiting Platforms with Co-Located Actuators and Sensors (AAS 95-565), Aprille J. Ericsson-Jackson 107

The Emergency Escape Orbit Design for Spacecraft on Launching Phase Out of Atmosphere (AAS 95-566), Xiao Lin and Xiao Yelun 127

ADVANCED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 137

ETS-VI Satellite Communications Experiments (AAS 95-567), T. Takahashi, H. Wakana, T. Ikegami and Y. Suzuki 139

Facilities for COMETS Experiments (AAS 95-568), Makoto Takeuchi, Chiharu Ohuchi, Masazumi Nishida, Hitoshi Mineno, Noriaki Obara, Takanori Nishigaki, Yoshihiro Hase and Haruo Saitoh 147

The Optical Inter-Satellite Communications Experiments of OICETS (AAS 95-569), Takashi Ohno, Akio Yamamoto and Keizo Nakagawa 155

Competition Versus Cooperation in Asia-Pacific Space-Based Telecommunications (AAS 95-570), Charla Griffy-Brown 163

A Broadband Aeronautical Communications Experiment (AAS 95-571), Martin J. Agan 181

SPACE TRANSPORTATION AND PROPULSION 191

Present and Future of the J-I Launch Vehicle (AAS 95-573), Makoto Miwada, Hiroshi Miyaba, Nobuo Saki and Kazuo Ohashi 193

The Road from Delta Clipper Experimental to Operational SSTO (AAS 95-574), William A. Gaubatz 199

Tripropellant Combustion Investigation (AAS 95-575), Hu Pingxin, Song Lianzhong and Wei Falian 209

Improved LE-7 Engine: Current Status and Improvement Plan (AAS 95-576), Yukio Fukushima and Takashi Saito 217

Upgraded H-II (H-IIA) Rocket Program (AAS 95-577), Keiichiro Noda, Takashi Saito and Takao Eto 229

Experimental Results of Launch Environment and Deployment Monitor of ETS-VI (AAS 95-578), A. Tsujihata, H. Kitahara, Y. Kanamori, C. Harada, H. Tanaka  and H. Kohata 235

Improved Grey Relational Analysis Based Diagnosis Algorithm for a Propulsion System (AAS 95-579) Abstract, Cui Dingjun, Liu Gouqiu and Zhang Zhenpeng 249

Space Exploration at a Critical Juncture (AAS 95-580), Rudi Beichel 251

Cooperation in the Field of Space Transportation (AAS 95-581), Kazuo Ohashi and Osamu Harashima 263

Effect of Nose Configuration of Spike on Reduction of Pressure Drag in Hypersonic Flow (AAS 95-582), Motohiro Kijima, Hirotoshi Kubota, Tadaharu Watanuki  and Masahiro Fujita 273

Research of the Light-Weight Engine Technology (AAS 95-583), Ge Guohua and Huang Ruisheng 285

H-II Transfer Vehicle Study Status (AAS 95-584), T. Kahto, T. Tanaka, T. Takahashi and H. Sasaki 293

Numerical Simulation of Supersonic Jet Impingement on a Jet Tab (AAS 95-585) Summary, Chen Guofei, Ye Dingyou, Liu Nisheng and Hou Xiao 297

A New Numerical Method for Instantaneous Fluid Flow with Free Surface (AAS 95-586), Wang Shimin and Wang Zhaolin 299

MICROGRAVITY SCIENCES 309

Japanese Microgravity Spacelab Experiments (AAS 95-587), Mamoru Mohri 311

Research in Large Isothermal Furnace (AAS 95-588), Shin-ichi Yoda 319

GaAs Flight Experiment Program in China (AAS 95-589), Xing-Ru Zhong and Lan-Ying Lin 333

The Influence of Reduced Gravity on the Crystal Growth of Electronic Materials (AAS 95-590), Ching-Hua Su, D. C. Gillies, F. R. Szofran, D. A. Watring  and S. L. Lehoczky 351

Growth of Nonlinear-Optical Crystal of a-LiIO₃ in Space (AAS 95-591), W.C. Chen 365

Microgravity Combustion Research in Japan (AAS 95-592), Jun’ichi Sato 379

Combustion Experiments on Spacelab Mission MSL-1 (AAS 95-593), Paul D. Ronney 397

Protein Crystal Growth Activity in China (AAS 95-662), R.-C. Bi 409

Potential Candidate Proteins for Crystal Growth in Space: NanH and its Twenty Mutated Forms of Clostridium Perfringens (AAS 95-663), Chin-hsiang Chien and Yu-chih Huang 421

Static and Dynamic Properties of Chain Formation in a Dilute Magnetorheological Fluid (AAS 95-664), Jing Liu, Martin Hagenbuchle, Patrick Sheaffer and Yun Zhu 431

The Oscillatory Feature of Thermocapillary Convection (AAS 95-665), J.C. Xie, L.Z. Shu, Y.L. Yao, Z.M. Tang and W.R. Hu 441

In-Situ Observation in Microgravity Experiments (AAS 95-666), Kazunori Kawasaki and Susumu Yoshitomi 455

Space Utilization Frontiers Joint Research (AAS 95-667), Masato Koyama 465

REMOTE SENSING 469

Use of Japanese and U.S. Meteorological Satellites in Japan (AAS 95-595), Isao Kubota 471

The Outline of ATMOS (Atmosphere Observation Satellite) -Japanese Satellite Plan for TRMM Follow-on Mission (AAS 95-597), Tetso Hidaka, Yasuhiro Kawada, Atsushi Noda, Tetsuya Kodama, Tamotsu Igarashi and Kazuo Ohta 477

A Plan for a Global Disaster Observation Satellite System (GDOS) (AAS 95-598), Takaji Kuroda, Shinkichi Koizumi and Takeshi Orii 485

Climatology from Space (AAS 95-594) Abstract, George Ohring 503

A Stratagem of Cloud Motion Wind Correlation Coefficient Calculation (AAS 95-596) Abstract, Xu Jianmin and Zhang Qisong 504

PACIFIC SPACEPORTS 505

California Spaceport Strategic Plan (AAS 95-599), Donald D. Smith 507

JRS Research Activities for Space Tourism (AAS 95-600), Patrick Collins and Kohki Isozaki 521

The ROTON Concept and its Unique Operations (AAS 95-601), Gary C. Hudson 529

How Reusable Space Vehicles Will Open the Space Frontier (AAS 95-602), Thomas C. Taylor 543

Study on Airport Services for Space Tourism (AAS 95-603), Makoto Nagatomo, Takumi Hanada, Yoshihiro Naruo and  Patrick Q. Collins 563

Designing User-Friendly Civilian Spacecraft (AAS 95-604), Harvey A. Wichman 583

Demand for Space Tourism in America and Japan, and its Implications for Future Space Activities (AAS 95-605), P. Collins, R. Stockmans and M. Maita 601

MANNED SPACE FLIGHT AND SPACE STATION 611

The International Space Station: Background and Current Status (AAS 95-607), Daniel V. Jacobs 613

International Space Station Assembly Sequence (AAS 95-608), Ron Spencer 631

Japanese Experiment Module Development Status (AAS 95-609), Kuniaki Shiraki 649

Perspective of JEM Utilization (AAS 95-611), Reishi Kojima, Yoshinori Fujimori and Haruo Miyama 665

Multinational Team Dynamics Within the International Space Station Program Office (AAS 95-612), Roy Y. Nakagawa and Steven R. Berry 675

Moon and Mars Robotic Missions _ Path to Human Presence? (AAS 95-613), Douglas A. O’Handley and Roger Arno 693

Development of the Isolation and Hypobaric Chamber Systems (AAS 95-614), Kiyotaka Yashiro, Takashi Nakazawa, Masaki Shirakawa, Seiji Nishio and Hiroshi Horikawa 699

BENEFICIAL APPLICATIONS OF SPACE SYSTEMS 711

Global Environmental Monitoring with Remote Sensing Data: Glacier Variations in the Northern Patagonia Icefield (AAS 95-617), Akira Hirano and Masamu Aniya 713

Interpretation of SAR Images on Agriculture using JERS-1 and ERS-1 Data (AAS 95-618), Genya Saito, Nobuyuki Mino and Akira Hirano 727

Analysis of Japanese Agriculture using Landsat Data: Sugar Beet Analysis in Hokkaido for Agricultural Infrastructure (AAS 95-619), Shigeo Ogawa and Kazuya Miyama 737

Monitoring Artificial Grassland Using Satellite Data (AAS 95-620), Nobuyuki Mino, Genya Saito, Akira Hirano and Makoto Yokohari 747

Applications of Space Systems on the Earthquake in the Kobe-Osaka-Awaji Area (AAS 95-621), Tadatugu Tokunaga and Hiromi Hayashi 755

Flight Evaluation of the DGPS-INS Hybrid Navigation System  for Category III Automatic Landing (AAS 95-622), Masatoshi Harigae, Masaaki Murata, Toshiaki Tsujii and Takatsugu Ono 771

Return to the Moon _ A Program to Benefit the Earth (AAS 95-623), William H. Siegfried 787

Profitable Applications of Satellite Systems to Comprehensive Auto Production System (PASSCAPS) (AAS 95-624), Yasuomi Koganei 799

Development of a Deployable Antenna of 10 m Maximum Diameter in L/C/Ka-Bands for Space-VLBI (AAS 95-625), Tadashi Takano, Michihiro Natori, Akira Ohnishi, Toshio Inoue, Tatsuhiro Noguchi and Takayuki Kitamura 807

Economics-Based Approaches to Lunar Industrialization (AAS 95-616) Abstract, Gordon R. Woodcock 819

ASTRODYNAMICS, GUIDANCE & CONTROL AND SPACE ROBOTICS 821

Control Systems of the LUNAR-A Penetrator (AAS 95-628), Yasuhiro Morita, Jun’ichiro Kawaguchi, Tatsuaki Hashimoto,  Takashi Nakajima, Ken’ichi Baba, Hiroshi Terada, Ken’ichi Shirakawa and Ken’ichi Abe 823

Estimation of Spacecraft HITEN’s Impact Point on the Moon Based on Surface Images Taken by an Onboard Camera (AAS 95-629), Kuninori Uesugi, Keiken Ninomiya, Noboru Muranaka,  Masafumi Kimura and Tomonari Hidaka 837

Phase Plane Analysis and Observed Frozen Orbit for the TOPEX/Poseidon Mission (AAS 95-630), Bruce E. Shapiro 853

Intelligent Control in Rendezvous and Docking (AAS 95-631), Sixiang Yu 873

Test Facility for Rendezvous and Docking System (AAS 95-632), Kiyomi Yokota, Kuniharu Yasuda and Koji Yamanaka 881

Attitude Control for Experimental Communications Satellite (ETS-VI) in Non-Geosynchronous Orbit (AAS 95-633), Shunsuke Tanaka, Hiroshi Kitahara, Chikara Harada, Masafumi Ikeda, Hiroki Kohata, Masaya Mine, Hiroshi Soga, Yoshitake Yamaguchi  and Takehiko Tanamachi 891

The Result of Attitude Control System Experiment on Engineering Test Satellite-VI (AAS 95-634),  Takeshi Sekiguchi, Shinichi Ishikawa, Takashi Kida and Isao Yamaguchi 901

The Method of LM-2E Guidance System Design (AAS 95-635), Cui Xin Shui 913

Altitude Control of the Balloon Applied to Venus Exploration (AAS 95-636), Ryojiro Akiba, Motoki Hinada, Takashi Nakajima, Takamasa Yamagami and Nobujuki Yajima 923

Meteorological Satellite CDAS Raw Image Demodulator (AAS 95-637), Xu Xing 933

Experiment on Robotic Motion Using Drop Shaft (AAS 95-638), Toshiaki Iwata, Kenzo Kodama, Fumio Numajiri and Hiroshi Murakami 939

On-Orbit Servicing Systems and Robots (AAS 95-639), K. Maeda, Y. Wakabayashi, T. Matsue, N. Inaba, T. Araki and K. Oishi 949

Ground Based Experimental Investigation of Offset Control Strategy for Tethered Systems (AAS 95-641), S. Pradhan, V. J. Modi and A. K. Misra 959

Research for Redundant Control System (AAS 95-642), Wang Zhan Lin and Qiu Li Hua 981

Variable Structure with Sliding Mode and Iterative Learning Control for Nonlinear System (AAS 95-643), Hu Xiaoguang, Zheng Yuanxi, Gu Wenquan and Yang Chang 989

SPACE STRUCTURES 1003

The Synthesis for the Flexible Appendage of Spacecraft Considering Multiple Structural Cases and its Program System ESSOS (AAS 95-645), Huang Hai, Xia Renwei, Ran Hongjun, Tan Chunlin and Qu Guangji 1005

Calculation and Analysis of Grid Fin Configurations (AAS 95-647), Zili Tong, Zhongrong Lu and Xialing Shen 1017

Modal Analysis of Combined Dynamical Systems by the Particular Integral Method (AAS 95-646) Abstract, Taft H. Broome, Jr. 1025

SPACE DEBRIS AND ENVIRONMENT 1027

Low Velocity Impact Test and its Implications to Object Accumulation Model in GEO (AAS 95-648), Tetsuo Yasaka and Toshiya Hanada 1029

Debris Collision Hazard from Breakups in the Geosynchronous Ring (AAS 95-649) Abstract, Alan B. Jenkin and Michael F. Kamprath 1039

Motorola’s Debris Mitigation Cost Minimization (AAS 95-650), Robert E. Penny, Jr. 1041

System Investigation of a Laser Radar for Space-Debris Detection (AAS 95-651), Tadashi Takano, Makoto Tanaka, Masaki Noda, Susumu Sasaki,  Toshiaki Yokota and Fumio Tohyama 1045

SPACE LIFE SCIENCES 1053

Remote Sensing and Global Disease (AAS 95-653) Abstract, Joan Vernikos 1055

Remote Sensing of Ricefields for Monitoring Vectors of Infectious Diseases (AAS 95-654) Abstract, Robert K. Washino 1056

Remote Sensing and Landscape Epidemiology (AAS 95-655), Durland Fish 1057

GIS and Schistosomiasis in China (AAS 95-656), Robert C. Spear, Yi Zhou, Don R. Maszle, Xueguang Gu and Peng Gong 1065

Visuo-Vestibular Sensory Conflicts in Fish under Prolonged Microgravity (AAS 95-657), Shigeo Mori, Genyo Mitarai, Akira Takabayashi, Shiro Usui,  Manabu Sakakibara, Makoto Nagatomo and Rudolf J. von Baumgarten 1081

Early Embryogenesis of Amphibians in Space: AstroNewt for the Space Embryology in IML-2 and SFU (AAS 95-658), Yoshihiro Mogami, Hajime Koike, Masamichi Yamashita,  Akemi Izumi-Kurotani and Makoto Asashima 1089

An Integrated Engineered Closed/Controlled Ecosystem for a Lunar Base (AAS 95-660), Willy Z. Sadeh 1099

APPENDICES 1107

Publications of the American Astronautical Society 1109

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences 1110

Science and Technology Series 1116

AAS History Series 1122

INDEX 1123

Numerical Index 1125

Author Index 1131