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new foreign space vehicle concept map

Recently, there are two foreign Lively is especially attractive to world attention. The first is July 8, the U.S. space shuttle “Atlantis” one last flight, then bid farewell to the traditional spacecraft will hand over the space stage curtain; the other is, after the U.S. space plane a series of high-density flight tests, has given rise to a new round of international competitive hot air and space vehicle development: February 4 this year, the U.S. Navy announced that a type of X-47B unmanned stealth fighter in the Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., a successful first flight; followed U.S. Air Force on March 5 and from Cape Canaveral in Florida’s Kennedy Space Center successfully launched a second aircraft X-37B space plane; tight followed suit, May 26 Britain’s newest space plane. ” sky tower “by the important conceptual design and technical review; Japan, and India not far behind, racing to launch their own development plans; the face of the rapid development of international air and space craft a new pattern, has a strong national defense scientific and technological strength of Russia rallied its official has announced that Russia is currently developing a small, highly mobile, a new reusable space plane, in response to the U.S. X-37B Orbital demonstrator. The international community fears the development of space vehicle that will make the space a new competitive pattern of revolutionary change.

space vehicle development executive who become the leader

foreign military studies suggest that space is the high ground of human space activities, who can gain an advantage in this area, who will protect the freedom of one’s own military operations, while limiting the enemy’s military action.

Thus, with the rapid development of aerospace technology in recent years, the United States always attached importance to the field of sports in space, focus on the development of space power, want to become the leader of implementation of the development of space vehicle, the absolute gain competitive advantage in space.

according to the new Joint Vision, the U.S. military will form a joint aerospace forces, its arms in 2025 to develop the overall framework for the U.S. Air Force lays out plans for the future, will present a more simple by the “Air” forces, to “aerospace” force, and eventually into “aerospace” force. The most notable is that the U.S. military is creating a “seven capacity” as the pillar of the military space to support U.S. space security strategy. This “seven capacity” is: quick access to space capabilities, space, mobility, space situational awareness, offensive capability in space, space defense capabilities, space support capability and space-to-ground combat capability.

to space as a support to seek absolute advantage

bye days in the new vehicle research and development, the current space powers can be described as attack from various quarters, each with advantages their own results. Space vehicle either as a platform for reconnaissance and surveillance and early warning, space weapons launch platform, rapid long-distance transport system, but also for anti-satellite service or in-orbit space as well as prepare wartime command post. So, once someone’s new space vehicle applications with real value, not only the world will rapidly widening gap between the space forces of other countries, but also will break the competitive space has been formed strategic balance.

the U.S. military in recent X-37B will not only into space, so that in orbit 225 days (7 months) after return to Earth, but also test the “Falcon” aircraft. Allegedly, the aircraft control in space 20 times the speed of sound can glide back to Earth, the whole process took only 30 minutes. If this vehicle mount conventional warheads, the world will be in any corner of their threats.

U.S. military believes the space plane can fly within two hours anywhere in the world, which the U.S. military to maintain in real-time surveillance, rapid deployment and long-range precision strike and other aspects of absolute advantage. Therefore attaches great importance to the U.S. military space plane as the support to seek absolute advantage in space. It is reported, X-37B will be used to deploy the space combat system, as the implementation of the “global lightning strike” strategy, the main part, and the future control of space, competition for space supremacy of one of the key weapons.

won the space race to compete in power seat

space not only tremendous economic benefits, but also has a very important military value. For this reason, a new round of increasingly heated battle space, and its focus on sports center on the “space supremacy” of the competition.

order as soon as possible to reverse the passive situation in space, Russia has actively fought to strengthen the space forces, and want to establish air and space defense forces by enhancing their military capabilities, and strive to asymmetric means to maintain posture and balance space strategy. In the U.S. the second successful test flight near overhead planes, Russia has announced the formation of high-profile air and space defense forces, in response to U.S. plans to develop the space to deal with the threat from space. Russian official said that we should develop its own space exploration program, “If you do not, we will be left behind.” Therefore, Russia restart a Cold War-type reusable space vehicle sound system – multi-purpose aerospace system plan (MAKS), to fully respond to new challenges.

battle for space in the new round in full swing when the European countries do not want to stand idly by, in addition to the independent development of “Galileo” satellite global positioning system, the introduction of other competing projects. British commercial spacecraft and the second ship Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will be involved in sports; Italy has launched a new launch vehicle want to “Vega”; Germany in 2015, has been considering the implementation of unmanned lunar mission; ESA and NASA joint exploration Mars is well started; aria that companies in improving the “Arria formula that-5ECA” rocket; In particular, the ESA and the UK have been hand start “sky tower” space plane program. It is reported that the “sky tower” 90 meters long, its secret weapon is to install a new type of rocket engine, it can be like an ordinary jet, like the use of conventional runway takeoff and landing roll. Reportedly, the “sky tower” primary purpose is to launch a satellite, or even capable of carrying 30-40 passengers, is expected to open new era in space travel.

In Asia, Japan has been developing multi-series carrier rockets, and as long as the installation of rocket guidance system and warhead, it can develop into a ballistic missile. Japan invested heavily in the lunar exploration program, an important technology in orbit a spacecraft technology, key technology for such ICBMs, missile defense system is an important breakthrough in the means. Recently, the implementation of Japan’s Mars exploration program is non-stop, is to “hope” testing the waters. In addition, India recently has been working to the new military spacecraft, space laser weapons research and development operations and accelerate the envisioned transformation of the Air Force as a “space forces” to establish a “aerospace force” had planned to launch a manned spacecraft in 2014 , 2020, the implementation of astronauts landing on the moon. South Korea is also small run, and actively promote the establishment of the Air Force directly under the “Space Command”, want to become a space-based system is an important part of combat, and to assume responsibility Aerospace Command and Control.

“round star” great modern war will change

space vehicle development will undoubtedly have a strong military potential. This return-type space vehicle flight in orbit for a long time, you can carry nuclear weapons, which will effectively break the military power balance. If you are on target to be hit, will make the current existence and design of anti-missile system a chance to react. Meanwhile, the current early warning system is difficult to lock on the space vehicle from the missile threat.

space plane as a set of aircraft, vehicles, spacecraft and other multiple functions in a spacecraft, both in the atmosphere for hypersonic flight, but also into the orbit, the control room will be the 21st century compete for space supremacy of the powerful weapon, more advantages than the space shuttle. It can be in the general field of large aircraft taking off and landing, and the autonomy is very strong, with rapid mobility capability, thus facing the threat of anti-spacecraft weapon, it can quickly orbit to avoid attack. At the same time to enhance the ability to attack, able to selectively “captured” or destroy enemy satellites; can achieve in-orbit service as well as a wartime command post space preparation.

Today, air and space vehicle manufacturing techniques become more sophisticated. Space plane air combat as the 21st century “all star”, is making a significant improvement in conventional combat – then, the integration of air and space war, space war sudden increase, to anti-aircraft air defense operations will also accelerate the development of anti-integration days.