• The Science & Technology
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• v.34 no.2 s.381
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• pp.30-31
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• 2001

UFO는 '미확인물체'라는 뜻이므로 그런 물체는 우주 도처에 얼마든지 있을 수 있다. 그러나 오늘날의 과학이 갖고 있는 한계로는 외계인이 타고 온 비행체일 가능성은 거의 없다. 우주실험실, 우주정거장, 우주공장 등 연구영역을 우주로 확대해 나가고 있는 이 시점에서 우주를 향한 우리 과학자들의 자세를 한번 점검해 보아야 할 것이다.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.60-68
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• 2008

The characteristic and properties of materials are rapidly degraded when subjected to the synergistic effects of the space environment such as atomic oxygen, radiation, vacuum and thermal cycling. In order to understand the mechanism of material property variation in space environment and to develop new space materials applicable to the future space program, advanced space organizations such as NASA, ESA and JAXA have been continuing many researches on material test specimens used on ISSE(International Space Station Experiment) or LDEF(Long Duration Exposure Facility). In this paper, the selection requirements and verification trend of materials in space applications

• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.85-103
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• 2021

Environmental Control & Life Support System (ECLSS) technology is essential for humans to live safely in space other than on Earth and celestial bodies (ex, Moon, Mars etc.) in our solar system. Life support systems generally consist of Air Management System (AMS), Water Recovery System (WRS), and Waste Management System (WMS), and it can enable humans to breathe and live in enclosed dwellings in outer space. First, this paper described the development trends of life support systems that have been developed under the leadership of NASA. In addition, we introduced the current development status of life support system in operation on the International Space Station (ISS) and prospected the development trends in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.65-72
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• 2007

Fire is one of important checkpoints in crewed exploration systems, where men inhabit in space. In space, astronaut can't escape from fire out of a spacecraft and not expect any help of fire fighters, either. Accordingly, the best way to stand against fire is to prevent it. But, when fire occurs in space, flame behaviors are quite different from those observed on earth because of micro- or zero-gravity in space. The present paper introduces major research results on flame behaviors under microgravity and fire prevention, detection, and suppression in crewed exploration spacecrafts and international space station based on NASA's FPDS research program.

• Aerospace Engineering and Technology
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.149-154
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• 2002

The International Space Station (ISS) is being jointly developed by the following 16 international partners: The United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and the 11 member states of the European Space Agency. Assembly of ISS is a large-scale international program which commenced in November 1998, and is expected to conclude in 2006. Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is making effort to take part in the development of Payload Support & Interface Module (PSIM) for ISS. When success is achieved with ISS PSIM development project, Korea will have the rights to utilize external attached payload sites and research activities on ISS. Therefore preparation for the utilization of ISS EXPRESS pallet, JEM-EF, and Columbus-EPF need to be made. This paper shows the investigation results of the external attached payload sites for ISS and the application field of space and Earth science.

• The Science & Technology
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• v.30 no.11 s.342
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• pp.16-19
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• 1997

미국을 비롯한 선진국들이 우주의 신비를 캐기 위한 탐사작업에 열을 올리고 있다. 미국은 지난 7월 우주선 패스파인더호를 발사, 화성표면에 착륙시켜 화성의 생생한 자료를 지구로 보내온 것을 계기로 2005년에는 화성 왕복선을 발사하고 2010년에는 인간이 직접 화성을 방문하는 계획을 실현할 계획이다. 또 미국과 러시아는 차세대 우주정거장 '알파'를 내년에 발사하기로 했다. 더욱 활발해진 우주개발의 현황을 알아본다.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.168.1-168.1
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• 2009

• Bulletin of the Korea Photovoltaic Society
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.21-29
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• 2023

우주 태양전지는 인공위성, 우주 탐사선, 극초저온 환경 등 우주 공간에서의 에너지 공급을 위한 중요한 분야이다. 최근 SpaceX와 같이 민간 우주 개척 분야에서 혁신이 이루어지고 있어 앞으로 우주 태양전지의 용도는 무궁무진할 것으로 기대된다. 또한, 민간 우주 개척 분야 외에도, 국가 간 우주 산업 협력, 인공위성 운용, SBSP(Space Based Solar Power), 우주 정거장의 에너지 공급 등 다양한 우주 분야에서 우주 태양전지의 수요가 계속해서 증가할 것으로 예상한다. 이에 본 고에서는 우주 태양전지 기술 개발 현황과 한계 그리고 추후 기술 개발이 필요한 부분에 대해 논하고자 한다.

• Aerospace Industry
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• s.106
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• pp.62-63
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• 2010

지난 2001년 미국 NASA가 국제우주정거장(ISS)의 거주구역 제작 계획을 포기했을 때 미국 NASA를 대신해 ISS의 거주구역의 제작을 담당한 것은 바로 이탈리아 우주청(ASI)였다. 비록 표면에는 드러나지 않지만 이탈리아는 우주개발 분야에서 독자적인 영역을 구축하고 있으며 유럽연합 내에서 프랑스, 독일에 이어 3번째로 많은 관련예산을 집행하고 있다. 이탈리아 우주개발의 중추적 역할을 담당하고 있는 이탈리아 우주청에 대해 알아본다.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.99-108
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• 2008

This paper entirely explains the Korean astronaut program from astronaut selection to launch and return and introduces technology and results through this program in detail. The Korean astronaut program launched Nov. 2005 with the objectives to develop the manned space technology such as astronaut selection, training and space experiment and to disseminate concerns to the public about the science and space. In 2006 to select the Korean astronauts, the standards for selecting astronauts were set and then the selection processes from 1st stage to 4th stage were performed. In 2007, the 2 Korean astronauts took the astronaut training and the 18 domestic science experiments and 3 international experiments which the Korean astronaut, Dr. Yi, performed in ISS last April were developed. In April 2008, the Korean astronaut was transported to ISS by Soyuz in Baikonur in Kazakhstan and returned to the ground with performing the mission and space experiments. This paper will explain these processes as the above(astronaut's selection, training, space experiment, etc.) in detail.