1992年是国际空间年。35年前苏联把第一颗人造卫星送入地球轨道,揭开了人类征服宇宙的新纪元。至今,人类在探索和开发宇宙空间方面已经取得了辉煌成就。现在,参加开发太空的国家已接近60个,而应用航天成果的国家和地区遍及世界每个角落。 在未来的30年里,世界的航天活动,无论从广度、深度和发展速度都将远远超过过去的35年。后30年,除美国和独联体外,欧洲、中国、日本、印度、巴西以及大批新兴国家都将以较大的力量发展太空技术,从而形成国际航天事业的新格局。预计90年代, 1992 is the International Year of Space. 35 years ago, the Soviet Union sent the first man-made satellite into orbit, opening a new era in which mankind conquered the universe. To date, mankind has made brilliant achievements in exploring and developing space. Nearly 60 countries are now participating in the development of space, and the countries and regions applying space achievements are in every corner of the world. In the next 30 years, the space activities in the world will greatly exceed the breadth, depth and speed of development in the past 35 years. In the next 30 years, with the exception of the United States and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, China, Japan, India, Brazil and a large number of emerging countries will devote greater efforts to the development of space technology and thus form a new pattern in the international space undertaking. In the 90s,