美国将在今后几年内发射十多颗小型的军事或科学卫星,以论证能够给90年代的军事空间活动带来重大变化的技术。 当前,研制小型卫星及有效载荷并提供发射服务的厂商虽然很少,但却在不断地增多。几家大航宇公司及承包公司也在寻找机会加入到小型卫星行业中来,因为美国防部和NASA对小型卫星的兴趣和投资正逐渐增加。 The United States will launch more than a dozen small military or scientific satellites in the next few years in order to demonstrate the technologies that will bring about major changes in military space activities in the 1990s. At present, there are only a few manufacturers that develop small satellites and payloads and provide launch services, but are steadily increasing. Several major aerospace companies and contracting companies are also looking for opportunities to join the small satellite industry as the U.S. Department of Defense and NASA interest in and investment in small satellites are gradually increasing.