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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