本书为《近空间飞行器的关键基础科学问题》的英文版。以30～70公里中层近空间的高超声速远程机动飞行器涉及的关键基础科学问题为核心，以跨学科的创新理论和源头创新方法为手段，在近空间飞行环境下的空气动力学、先进推进的理论和方法、超轻质材料／结构、热环境预测与热防护、高超声速飞行器智能自主控制理论和方法等方面进行了深入而细致的研究。

Chapter 1 Project Overview
1.1 Introduction
1.1.1 Overall Layout
1.1.2 Guidelines and Approaches
1.1.3 Comprehensive Integration and Interdisciplinary Efforts
1.2 Research Circumstances
1.2.1 Overall Scientific Objectives
1.2.2 Key Scientific Issues
1.3 Significant Progress
Chapter 2 Research in China and Abroad
2.1 Research Trends of Near-Space Vehicle Technologies Abroad
2.2 Basic Research on Near-Space Hypersonic Technologies Abroad
2.3 Development of Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles in China
Chapter 3 Major Research Achievements
3.1 Research on Transition and Turbulence in Hypersonic Flows
3.2 Research on Aerodynamic Principles and Structural Mechanics of Morphing Aircraft
3.3 Research on Multiple Approaches to Determining the Boundary Layer Separation on the Surface in Supersonic Flows
3.4 Prediction of Aerodynamic Heating Characteristics and Exploration of High Heat Flux Control of Pointed Bodies in Low and Medium Near Space
3.5 Theoretical and Numerical Simulation Studies of 3D Compressible Unsteady Separation
3.6 Experimental Research on Flame Stabilization Mechanism of Hydrocarbon-Fueled Supersonic Combustors
3.7 Construction and Experimental Validation of Hydrocarbon-Fueled Supersonic Combustion Mechanism
3.8 Mechanisms and Applications of Detonation Propagation and Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Supersonic Flows
3.9 Research on a New Concept Compression System for Hypersonic Airflow
3.10 Research on Actively Cooled Ceramic Matrix Composites and Structures Thereof
3.11 Research on Autonomous Coordinated Control of Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles
3.12 Research on Hypersonic Vehicle Modeling and Fine Attitude Control
3.13 Research on Attitude-Aerodynamic Coupling Mechanism and Coordinated Control of Near-Space Hypersonic Vehicles
3.14 "Iheoretical and Experimental Research on Hypersonic Aeroservoelasticity, and Hypersonic Flutter Suppression and Experimental Research
3.15 Nonlinear Coupled Dynamics and "l-hermoelastic Flutter Control of Hypersonic Vehicles (Fostering Project), and Aerothermoelastic Panel Flutter in Hypersonic Flows and Active Control Thereof(Continuous Project)
3.16 Mechanical Properties Testing and Failure Mechanisms of Thermal Protective Coatings in High-Temperature Environments
3.17 Design, Preparation and Ablation Mechanism of Ultra-High- Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites
3.18 Research on Toughening Mechanism of ZrB2-SiC Ultra-High- Temperature Ceramics Against Thermal Shock
3.19 Theoretical Research on Design Optimization of Multifunctional Ultralight Structures for Near-Space Vehicles
3.20 Research on the Preparation Technology of Ultra-High-Temperature, High Thermal Conductivity, Non-Ablative C/C Composites and Their Thermal Protection and Response Mechanisms
3.21 Research on Material-Structure Integration and Thermal Protection- Insulation Integration for Near-Space Hypersonic
Vehicles, and Multiparameter Experimental Integration Methods and Technologies for High-Temperature Thermal Protection
Materials and Structures in Ultra-High-Temperature Oxidation Environments
Chapter 4 Outlook
4.1 Chinas Research Inadequacies and Strategic Needs
4.1.1 Research Inadequacies
4.1.2 Strategic Needs
4.2 Conceptions and Suggestions for Further Research
4.2.1 Conceptions for Further Research
4.2.2 Suggestions for Further Research
References
Index