SPACE TECHNOLOGY Industrial and Commercial Applications VOLUME 12 1992 VOLUME CONTENTS AND AUTHOR INDEX ©) PRcanon PRESS Oxford - New York « Seoul - Tokyo SPACE TECHNOLOGY Industrial and Commercial Applications An International Journal Editor-in-Chief Professor R. MONTI Institute of Aerodynamics, Naples University, P. le V. Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy Founding Editor Professor L. G. NAPOLITANO Managing Editor R. Fortezza, MARS Center, Via Diocleziano 328, 80125 Naples, Italy Associate Editors P. Castruccio, Ecosystem, P.O. Box 225, Gambrills, MD 21054, U.S.A. B. J. Edelson, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, Foreign Policy Institute, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036, U.S.A. E. Galloway, 4612 29th Place NW, Washington, DC 20008, U.S.A. A. Lebeau, 2 Avenue Jeanne d’Arc, 94110 Arcueil, France G. Pardoe, General Technology Systems Ltd, Brunel Science Park, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, Middiesex UB8 3PQ, U.K. G. 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Subscription rates for Japan are ilable on request Back Issues Back issues of all previously published volumes, in both hard copy and on microform are available direct from Pergamon Press offices. Published Quarterly in January, April, July and October Copyright © 1992 Pergamon Press Ltd VOLUME CONTENTS Volume 12, Number 1 Lawrence H. Kuznetz 1 Mars mission gravity profile simulation experiment Joachim Gulpen and 9 The Columbus Free Flying Laboratory Jochen Graf C. Bonnet, J. Puech 21 Deployable structure for the entry aerodynamic and M. Rigault braking decelerator system of planetary probes Hartmut Janczikowski 31 In orbit technology experiments and H. J. Sprenger David G. Cooke and 35 Operations procedure planning tools for Space David Hunter Station robotics task analysis U. Becker and L. Kerstein 45 An evolutionary approach towards unmanned orbital servicing Toru Tanabe and 57 Autonomous space robot concept with learning Shoji Yoshikawa capabilities: laboratory demonstration of peg-in- hole by bi-arm R. R. Schwab, G. Andrei Installation technologies for winged launcher and F. A. Hewitt configurations K. Maeda and O. Ryuguji Japanese contribution to development of Earth environment monitoring system by using satellites R. W. Berwin, D. T. Cuddy, Design, test, and applications of the Alaska SAR J. E. Hilland and B. Holt Facility Volume 12, Number 2 COLUMBUS VI! SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE STATION UTILIZATION C. Ciliberto 105 Introduction D. Friske 107 Welcome Address PROGRAMME STATUS OF COLUMBUS AND SSF Jean-Marie Luton 109 1991 Ministerial Meeting: reflections and expec- tations Fredrik Engstrom 113 Columbus programme overview Giuseppe Giampalmo 117 Columbus Ground Segment and operations J. J. Dordain Synthesis of the different aspects of Columbus utilization Luciano Guerriero Italian Space Agency prospects ili Klaus Berge 127 German prospects Richard H. Kohrs 131 Space Station program status THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY: REQUIREMENTS AND NEEDS E. Kaldis 133 Requirements and needs in the field of materials science in space I. Martinez 135 Fluid science requirements for Columbus Guglielmo Antonutto 145 Human physiology in microgravity: an overview and Pietro E. di Prampero ELEMENT CAPABILITY D. Heyland and H. M. Kappler 149 Evaluation of Columbus Attached Laboratory (APM) capabilities against two facility/experiment scenarios Ernesto Vallerani, Saverio Lioy 155 The Columbus Attached Laboratory capabilities and Luigi D’Emiliano REPORTS ON PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT Paul Clancy 167 The microgravity laboratories for Columbus: status and prospects R. Monti 169 Fluid Science Laboratory Henk Olthof and 175 Space science using Columbus (5) external Eberhard Schulz-Liipertz payloads UTILIZATION SUPPORT ACTIVITIES R . Monti, G. Naja and 181 Utilization support activities: Telescience R . Fortezza K. Heimann, D. Heyland, 189 MARCO/HOLOP-telescience on the D-2 mission G . Schmitz, E. Bennett, as a preparation for Columbus K . D. Schmidt, W. Geist and K. H. Sill Ph. Willekens, C. Hoehne, MARS-MEC: integration of MARS microgravity L. Carotenuto, V. De Chiara, databank in CUIS C. Mirra, F. M. Sacerdoti and R. Vicinanza George P. Haskell European external payloads on Columbus and SSF Simonetta Di Pippo Automation and robotics for Columbus utilization K. Wittmann and M. Gaida USO concepts in the member states: Germany A. Loria, C. Mirra and Columbus user support organization concept in L. D'Angelo Italy Patricio De Las Morenas USO definition team M. C. Limbourg USO concept in the member states: Belgium F. B. Visser USO concept in the member states: The Netherlands Thomas A. E. Andersen USO concept in the member states: Denmark Erik Tillberg and Swedish User Support for Columbus Christian Lockowandt Tor-Henning Iversen 239 USO concept in the member states: Norway 243 Appendix A—ESA-ESRIN contribution to the Columbus VII Symposium 245 Appendix B—Scientific Programme 249 Appendix C—List of Participants and _ their Affiliations Volume 12, Number 3 J. C. Guillaumon, M. Subias, 255 Spacecraft materials in their actual flight J. C. Mandeville and environment A. Paillous H. W. Babel, K. E. David 261 Material considerations for Space Station Freedom and C. A. Jones A. De Agostini, A. Puccio 273 A European Advanced Data Relay System and G. Zanotti Jean-Yves Prado, BAROCO: a testbed for the preparation of Michel Delpech, Columbus payloads operations Jacques Tailhades, Thierry Blais, Michel Noudelmann and Gérard Clement Sajjad H. Durrani, Expert systems and advanced automation for Dorothy C. Perkins and space missions operations P. Douglas Carlton U. Apel Key elements and technologies for lunar and Mars applications in the frame of post-Columbus manned European scenarios Delma C. Freeman Jr, Manned Mars aerobrake vehicle design issues Richard W. Powell and Robert D. Braun Volume 12, Number 4 R. C. Parkinson and 325 Cost impacts of supporting a future European C. M. Hempsell Space Station Kazuo Matsumoto and 333 Overview of the JEM Program Yasushi Horikawa Pat Wilhelamn d George Butler 341 Space Station Data Management System architecture Dietrich E. Koelle and 353 Sanger space transportation system—progress Heribert Kuczera report Leonard D. Jaffe and 369 The CRAF/Cassini science instruments, spacecraft, Jean-Pierre Lebreton and missions Michaei C. Simon and Analysis of alternative infrastructures for Lunar Paul H. Bialla and Mars exploration S Vv