Actual trends in area of aerospace-aviation systems; scientific researchs and reviews with conceptual examinations; author's ideas and interesting solutions on important problems in avia-, aerospace domain, including Science, Engineering, High Education; scientific-information and scientific-advertising materials are presented in this issue (No.1(17), v.9, 2004). The authors are qualified specialists, theorists-scientists and designers, having rich experience of activity in Science, Engineering, Education System.

V.A.Afanasyev, G.L.Degtyarev, A.S.Meshchanov, T.K.Sirazetdinov, specialists on flight dynamics and control, modelling and designing (KSTU-KAI, SRC "KB of Academician V.P.Makeyev's name", Russia), - with specific survey on control algorithms for re-entered spacecrafrs.

V.G.Veretennikov, V.M.Churkin, V.A.Sinitzyn, V.I.Penkov, O.A.Alexandrov, specialists in domain of theoretical mechanics, dynamics and control of air-, spacecrafts (MAI, Russia),- with scientific results in problem about motion mathematical modelling of spacecraft with solar sail.

P.M.Bainum, X.Duan, specialists in area of aerospace technology, satellite dynamics, control and optimization methods (Howard University, USA), - with interesting solution in problem of formation flying and constellation station keeping in near-circular orbits.

V.A.Soloviev, V.I.Stanilovskaya, specialists in domain of manned space flight control, flight tests of spacecrafts (SRC "Energy" of S.P.Korolev's name), - with conceptual examinations on methodology of spacecraft control, with presentation of method of iteration intermodelling and applications for orbital complex "MIR".

A.D.Guerman, S.A.Mirer, specialists in area of space flight mechanics, satellites dynamics (University of Beira Interior, Portugal; IAM of M.V.Keldysh's name, Russia), present the investigation results of system dynamics for damping of nutational oscillations of spin-stabilized satellite.

E.K.Duarte, V.A.Sarychev, specialists in area of space flight mechanics, control and orientation systems (University of Beira Interior, INETI, Portugal; IAM of M.V.Keldysh's name, Russia), - with actual problem about the atmosphere rotation influence on satellite attitude motion.

In the scientific-information Section of Issue:

I.B.Fyodorov, Rector of N.E.Bauman's MSTU, specialist in domain of information processing problems in radio-engineering systems (N.E.Bauman's MSTU, Russia), - with invited paper, with analysis of problems and outlooks in domain of Russian Higher Engineering School.

L.N.Lysenko, V.S.Tupolev, specialists in area of ballistics, dynamics, control of rockets and spacecrafts motion (N.E.Bauman's MSTU, Russia), - with review on basic trends of developing in space mission control, hardware/software support within the invited Session of Scientific Conference on Astronautics (Moscow, 2004).

A.K.Medvedeva, Scientific Secretary of RAS Committee on developing scientific legacy of Pioneers of outer Space development (INSTH, RAS, Russia),- with author's analysis-meditations on the results of XXVIII-th Scientific Conference on Astronautics (Moscow, 2004).