Abstract
Space exploration has lasted for about half a century, and astronomical observations with space telescopes and other instruments have allowed us to understand the laws of the nature and the universe itself much deeper, wider and in ever greater detail. For example, many important and ground-breaking new phenomena and astronomical objects have been discovered by space astronomical observations, and two Nobel prizes in physics have been awarded to the results of space astronomical observations. However, access to space still remains very expensive, such that only a very limited number of space astronomical facilities with much contrived capabilities have been sent to space, in comparison to the numerous powerful experiments and observational facilities built on the ground. This certainly hinders our ability to further study the laws of nature and explore the universe.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
Notes
- 1.
Hubble Space Telescope. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope
- 2.
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02). http://www.ams02.org/
- 3.
International Space Station. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station
- 4.
The Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the LHC – CMS. http://cms.web.cern.ch/org/cms-public
- 5.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1936. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1936/
- 6.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1978. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1978/
- 7.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1974. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1974/
- 8.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2002/
Acknowledgements
The author thanks the invitation of the ESPI Director, Peter Hulsroj, to attend the 2015 Autumn Conference, as well as the warm hospitality and kind support of ESPI. This research work is partially supported by the National Basic Research Program (“973” Program) of China (Grants 2014CB845802), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 11373036 and 11133002), the Qianren start-up grant 292012312D1117210, and the Strategic Priority Research Program “The Emergence of Cosmological Structures” (Grant No. XDB09000000) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Zhang, SN. (2017). Efficient Access to Space: Implications for Space Astronomy. In: Al-Ekabi, C., Baranes, B., Hulsroj, P., Lahcen, A. (eds) Yearbook on Space Policy 2015. Yearbook on Space Policy. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4860-0_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-4860-0_7
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-7091-4859-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-4860-0
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)