The present issue of the International Scientific Journal “Actual Problems of Aviation and Aerospace Systems: Processes, Models, Experiment” (No.2 (31), Vol.15, 2010) proceeds with the jubilee subject started in previous special issues and associated with the 50-th Anniversary of the launch of artificial Earth satellite (1^st one in the World) performed by the Soviet Union in 1957. It marked the beginning of the Space Era on the Earth and its subsequent progress. The issue presents scientific and analytical reviews, authors investigations, results and meditations on problems and perspectives in area of fundamental and applied science, technology and higher engineering Education; reflections on significance of space scientific-and-technical heritage for the whole World Community; scientific researches and original results. Our authors are the leading specialists, scientific associates, representatives of the Academy of Sciences, Space Agencies, Design Bureaus, scientific and research Institutes and Centers, the Higher School. The published articles are reflecting the urgent themes, discussed also at International Conferences, Congresses, Seminars in aviation- aerospace area, including:

International IFAC Workshop (Samara, July 2009), International astronomical Congress “ASTROKAZAN-2009, the special Session of the International scientific Workshop of IFNA-ANS, AAAS-TsRAA (Kazan, May 2010)”.

 

V.Yu.Rutkovskiy, V.M.Sukhanov, S.D.Zemlyakov, V.M.Glumov (V.A.Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia), specialists in area of adaptive control for nonlinear spacecrafts of various purposes,- with scientific-technical survey of the investigations, that were carried out in Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of RAS, including mathematical modelling of large spacecrafts assembled in an orbit and methods of adaptive control for these systems with using the elements of intelligent diagnostics.

A.P.Alpatov, P.A.Byelonozhko, P.P.Byelonozhko, S.V.Tarasov, A.A.Fokov (Institute of Technical Mechanics of the National Sciences Academy of Ukraine and National Space Agency of Ukraine), specialists in domain of complex space systems dynamics and control theory,- with research on methods of analysis/synthesis of anthropomorphous handling device (manipulator) for reusable transport spaceships, with investigations of influence of some real physical features.

F.A.Slobodkina, V.V.Malinin, A.I.Tarasov (FSUE P.I.Baranov “CIAM”, Research and Development Center OAO Lulka NPO Saturn, Russia), specialists in domain of non-stationary processes gasdynamics, theoretical and applied problems of heat-and-mass transfer,- with authors developments on statements and solutions of problems for modelling gasdynamic processes in resonator of pulse engine.

Yu.G.Martynenko (Institute of Mechanics of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia), specialist in area of theoretical mechanics and gyroscopes, the dynamics of rigid body in an electromagnetic field, control theory, robotics, mechatronics, biomechatronics,- with problem-analytical article with meditations about principal important role of theoretical mechanics in higher Education.

A.V.Gusev, Yu.A.Nefedyev (EAO, Kazan Federal University, Russia), specialists in domain of planetary geophysics, extra-solar planetary systems dynamics and pulsars, selenodesy,- with survey of research and prospects of Moon exploration in 2010-2020.

G.E.Veselov (Taganrog Technological Institute of Southern Federal University, Russia), specialist in area of theory and methods for synthesis of multilevel control for complex artificial systems,- with author approach in problem of synergetic control laws design for aircrafts actuators.

Scientific-information section –

V.A.Skibin (Central Institute of Aviation Motors named after P.I.Baranov, Russia), specialist in area of applied mechanics, problems of design, strength and experimental perfection of aero engines,- presents the brief scientific-information review dedicated to 80^th Anniversary of “CIAM” Scientific Center.

A.K.Medvedeva (S.A.Vavilov Institute for History of Natural Sciences and Engineering of RAS), the specialist in the area of space flight mechanics, astronautics history,- with an information-analytical review of XXXIV Academic Conference on Astronautics (Moscow, 2010), that is revealing some modern aspects and prospects of astronautics science and techniques.

A.A.Puntus (Moscow Aviation Institute – State Technical University, Russia), specialist in area of qualitative theory and applied problems of the differential equations,- with short scientific survey on Section “«Applied mathematics and physics» of Conference of young scientists and students of the MAI “Innovations in aviation and astronautics-2010” (April 2010, Moscow).

A.A.Gafarov (FSUE “Keldysh Research Center”, Russia), specialist in domain of power and propulsion systems for rocket space engineering; of rocket space technology history,- with short analytic survey on Section “History of rocket space technology” in framework of XXXIV Academic Conference on Astronautics.

A.V.Gusev, Yu.A.Nefedyev ((EAO, Kazan Federal University, Russia), specialists in domain of planetary geophysics, dynamics extra-solar planetary systems and pulsars, selenodesy,- with scientific-information review on trends and results presented at International Astronomical Congress “ASTROKAZAN–2009”.