Long-Range Ultra-Express Heavy-Lift Aerospace Transportation System

This open access book focuses on one of the recent research hotspots in the field of astronautics—long-range aerospace transportation systems. It aims to achieve ultra-fast flight of 10,000 kilometers per hour on the Earth’s surface with a payload capacity comparable to that of large transport aircraft. Integrating the domains of astronautics and transportation, the book consolidates the team’s years of research achievements in the overall design and control technologies of rocket-powered heavy-load long-range high-speed transportation systems. The core content includes: Concepts, characteristics, and research significance of long-range heavy-load aerospace transportation systems; Fundamental issues in overall design and control of long-range aerospace transportation; Multidisciplinary design optimization of long-range heavy-load aerospace transportation systems; Mechanisms of aerodynamic–thermal–structural multi-field coupling in high-Mach, high-frequency, long-duration flights; Reliability and lifetime evaluation methods for small-sample transportation systems; Guidance and control technologies for long-range heavy-load aerospace transportation systems. The distinctive feature of this book lies in combining fundamental theoretical methods with engineering design experience, promoting the development of space transportation technology toward airline-style operations, low cost, and high reliability in ground transportation. It provides advanced design theories and methodological support for the innovative design of future aerospace transportation systems. The primary readership includes faculty and students in aerospace engineering, researchers, and professionals engaged in related fields.