This issue of the International scientific Journal "Actual Problems of Aviation and Aerospace Systems: processes, models, experiment" (No.1 (30), v.15, 2010) proceeds with Anniversary topics generated by the beginning of the Space Era on the Earth and its subsequent progress. Current problems in aviation and aerospace are covered including:

-          Earth and Space (both near and deep) monitoring and relevant International Programs;

-          physical and mathematical models and approaches for the problems of monitoring and forecast of natural cataclysms and anthropogenic disasters;

-          reviews on the state and prospects of space activities in the World and at the Fatherland of the first artificial Earth satellite and the first cosmonaut of Earth, including the review of trends and prospects of manned spacecrafts launches, the outlook for the future of intelligent control of satellite monitoring systems (exemplified by the National Rocket-and-Space Center "TsSKB-Progress");

-          review of the problems and developments in advanced technological processes based on nanotechnologies in the fields of thermo physics and power engineering and in application to the prospects of space-and-rocket hardware and other power-intensive areas.

The published papers deal with a key topic discussed at the International scientific forums: International Workshop IFAC (Samara, July 2009), International Symposium IAA-TsRAA (Limassol, October 2009), at the special Session of the International scientific Workshop IFNA-ANS, AAAS-TsRAA (Kazan, November 2009). Some of these articles elaborate the results of International Forums and other are submitted by the invited scientists, the well-known specialists in aviation and aerospace systems.

A.N.Perminov, V.A.Menshikov (FSA, IAA, Russia), specialists in improvement and operation of rocket-and-space engineering, - with an analytical review of the prospects of International aerospace system for monitoring of the global phenomena.

K.A.Boyarchuk, A.V.Karelin (FSUE "NPP VNIIEM", Russia), specialists in the field of atmosphere physics, physical and mathematical models for the problems of forecasting the natural disasters, - with the research of modellig methods in the system of space monitoring and in the problem of forecasting the tropical hurricanes.

R.D.Mukhamedyarov (Institute of aerospace instrument engineering, Russia), specialist in the field of optical and electronic systems and aerospace monitoring, - with author's method of thermal imaging hardware for remote sensing.

A.N.Kirilin, R.N.Akhmetov, S.I.Tkachenko (FSU SSP RSC "TsSKB-Progress", Russia), specialists in design and technology of rocket and space engineering, - with analytical review of the trends and problems of launches of the manned vehicles exemplified by RSC "TsSKB-Progress".

R.N.Akhmetov (FSUE SSP RSC "TsSKB-Progress", Russia), specialist in design, control and survivability of complex rocket-and-space systems, - with the research of pressing issues of control of autonomous space vehicles in application to specific character of the Earth remote sensing.

G.G.Raykunov, G.N.Zalogin, A.V.Krasilnikov (FSUE "TsNIImash", Russia), specialists in system analysis and developments in the field of rocket-and-space engineering and nanotechnologies in aviation and aerospace systems, - with a promising method of plasmochemical synthesis of nanostructured materials for the needs of space engineering.

A.A.Khalatov (ITTP, NASU, Ukraine), specialist in high-temperature thermo- and gas dynamics, vortical and swirling flows, - with the review of promising trends in nanotechnology in application to power-intensive spheres including aviation and space engineering.

V.M.Gureev, R,R,Yunusov, L.B.Nizamiev, G.M.Galiakberov, S.E.Tanryverdi (A.N.Tupolev KSTU, RI "EET" A.N.Tupolev KSTU, Tatar center for catalysis "EREFEN", Russia, Turkey), specialists in energy saving and alternative energy sources, design of power and chemical equipment, - with their method of heat transfer enhancement at the nanolevel for a new generation of industrial units for aviation and aerospace.

Scientific-information section -

V.A.Menshikov (IAA-TsRAA, Russia), specialist in space and applied mechanics, development and application of space hardware, - with a brief review of the problems and trends in the framework of "International global aerospace monitoring system" (on results of the International Symposium "Space in Global Safety of Humanity", 2009, Limassol).

Ye.I.Somov (SSTU, IFAC, Russia), specialist in control theory for the motion of aerospace objects - with a scientific review of the current state and prospects of the pressing problems of aerospace navigation systems, guiding and flight control (on results of IFAC Workshop, dedicated to the 50^th Anniversary of SRC "TsSKB-Progress", to the 50^th Anniversary of Academician M.F.Reshetnev ISS and the 90^th Anniversary of D.I.Kozlov, "TsSKB-Progress" Founder; 2009, Samara).

S.I.Tkachenko (FSUE SSP RSC "TsSKB-Progress", Russia), specialist in design and refinement of complex structures - with review on results of All-Russian Conference dedicated to the 50^th Anniversary of RSC "TsSKB-Progress" and the 90^th Anniversary of D.I.Kozlov (2009, Samara).