概括
航天飞机任务为全球环境和资源研究提供了巨大的潜力. 早期的飞行展示了航天飞机的航天飞机.
科学领域:
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
- 太空科学 太空科学
- 遥感 遥感 遥感 遥感
背景情况:
- 通过航天飞机定期进入低地球轨道,为全球环境和资源研究提供了机会.
- 1981年哥伦比亚轨道飞行器的试飞证实了航天飞机对与地球有关的研究的实用性.
研究的目的:
- 探索航天飞机在全面地球观测方面的潜力.
- 概述计划中的遥感实验,利用航天飞机的能力.
主要方法:
- 利用航天飞机进行常规进入低地球轨道.
- 从航天飞机上进行遥感实验.
主要成果:
- 通过初始测试飞行证明了航天飞机在与地球有关的研究中的实用性和多功能性.
- 首次成功展示了航天飞机用于地球观测的能力.
结论:
- 航天飞机是推进全球地球研究的宝贵平台.
- 20世纪80年代中期计划的实验将进一步利用航天飞机的地球观测能力.
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