From October 14 to 18, DSSL Prof. Wang Zhaokui, along with post-doc Wen Guangwei, Ph.D. student Fang Zhengqing, M.S student Lee Kin Thong and assistant Zhan Xi participated in the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, Italy. In recognition of his many years of achievement in the field of astronautics, Prof. Wang Zhaokui was awarded the corresponding member of International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). Fang Zhengqing made a presentation entitled “Multi-Target Continuous...

Fang Qingyun, a 2024 Ph.D. graduate from the DSSL Laboratory, has been awarded the Outstanding Graduate Award from the School of Aerospace Engineering at Tsinghua University. This prestigious accolade recognizes Fang's hard work, perseverance, and outstanding academic performance. Congratulations to Dr. Fang Qingyun on this well-deserved honor and best wishes for continued success in future endeavors...

From June 24 to 27, 2024, DSSL Phd student Liu Chunwu and Fang Zhengqing participated in the 1st International Conference on Space Robotics at Neumünster Abbey, Luxembourg, held by the University of Luxembourg.Fang Zhengqing made a presentation entitled “Space Debris Active Interception Using Spacecraft Swarm Based on Differential Game Theory”. This study is based on his latest research on space debris removal.Liu Chunwu presented late breaking result entitled “Enhanced Spacecraft Surface ...

On May 25, 2024, Fang Qingyun, a PhD candidate under the supervision of Professor Wang, successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in Room N908 of the Mengminwei Science and Technology Building at Tsinghua University. The defense committee comprised esteemed experts, including Professor Dong Yunfeng from Beihang University, Professor Zhang Yan from Sun Yat-sen University, Senior Engineer Hao Jigang from Beijing Institute of Remote Sensing Information, Professor Wang Tianshu from Tsinghua...

Professor Wang ZhaoKui is leading a groundbreaking research project under the National Key R&D Program, specifically the "Gravitational Wave Project." As the project leader, Professor Wang is at the forefront of this critical initiative, which focuses on the in-orbit control strategies and ground verification technologies for grabbing, positioning and releasing mechanisms.On May 11, 2024, the project team gathered at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan for the project...

From April 25 to 26, 2024, WEN Qian and LOW Kian Hong participated the 7th International Workshop on the TIANQIN Science Mission which was held in Hong Kong. More than 120 scholars from universities and research institutes around the world gathered at the Henry Cheng International Conference Centre at Chinese University of Hong Kong discussing Tianqin’s mission, gravitational wave detection.WEN Qian and LOW Kian Hong presented a poster during the workshop with the title of “The GPRM Working...

On March 14, 2024, Professor Quentin Parker, Director of the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) at Hong Kong University, and Deputy Director Professor Su Meng visited DSSL at Tsinghua University. Professor Wang Zhaokui, the director of DSSL, introduced the research progress in distributed spacecraft dynamics, scientific exploration satellites, and aerospace artificial intelligence. Professor Quentin Parker introduced the major achievements of LSR in recent years in scientific research...

In the context of the rapid advancements in space technology and the increasing complexity of space missions, there is a growing need for efficient and effective approaches to tackle the multifaceted challenges faced by space systems. Traditional methods often fall short in providing comprehensive support throughout the entire lifecycle of space systems. To address these challenges, this paper presents a novel parallel space systems architecture based on ACP (Artificial systems, Computational ..

With the establishment of the Chinese space station, a series of space science missions will be conducted in its vicinity. One of the extended tasks for the in-orbit service of the space station is the formation flying of small satellites centered around the space station. Satellite formations can perform simultaneous three-dimensional observations of the space station, generating three-dimensional images and monitoring and assessing the status of critical components of the space station...

From November 3rd to 5th, the leader of DSSL Lab Professor Wang, led some members of the laboratory to participate in the Fourth Space Safety Symposium held at Lake Tianmu, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. Prof. Wang acted as the moderator of the conference, and two members of DSSL laboratory presented oral reports at the conference...

A delegation from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, recently visited the School of Aerospace Engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The visiting group comprising of 4 faculties, was keen to see the cutting-edge facilities and research being carried out at the world-renowned institution...

On July 20th, 2023, the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation announced the projects it supports in the first half of 2023. Over 7,000 projects were proposed and submitted and 1,200 of which were selected. The project titled "Numerical Investigation and Intelligent Modeling for Spacecraft Rarefied-Gas Dynamics Based on Spherical Satellite Precise Orbit Determination" proposed by Dr. Wen Guangwei is chosen and granted with a fund of eighteen thousand Chinese Yuan...

Our latest research progress was published in the journal 'Space: Science & Technology' on January 11, 2023, titled 'Reduction of Space Debris Collision Prediction Uncertainty Based on Q-Sat Precise Orbit'( https://spj.science.org/doi/10.34133/space.0005 ). Huang Pu, Dr. Wen Guangwei, Cai Yingkai, and Professor. Wang Zhaokui authored this significant study. Since its publication, the paper has attracted wide attention and has been reported by more than 80 media outlets worldwide...

As for celebrating the 8th Space Day of China, our laboratory has scheduled a visit to the special exhibition of 30 Years of China's Manned Space Program Achievements which held in the National Museum of China on April 21, 2023. Our students and colleagues enjoy close contact with the 1:1 space station model during the exhibition and have a chance to observe the outcome of transforming knowledge into practice. After the visit, the entourages are thoroughly impressed by the historical deeds...

Dr. Meng Qingliang attended the 8th IAA Planetary Defense Conference during April 2-7 at Vienna International Center, Austria. He presented two posters entitled Spherical Mobile Robot for Asteroid Exploration and Defense and Optimal Design Of Kinetic Energy Impact Asteroid Orbit Based On Multiple Spacecraft. These two posters are based on the latest study in asteroid defense and exploration conducted by Li Boxin and Fan Wenbao, respectively. Dr. Meng also exchanged idea on planetary defense...

As the representative of Tsinghua University in the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), Professor Wang Zhaokui was invited to Paris to participate in the IAF 2023 Spring Meeting from March 27 to March 30, 2023. Professor Wang Zhaokui participated in the general agenda of the spring meeting and the meeting of the Space University Administrative Committee (SUAC), and introduced the important space activities of Tsinghua University in the past year and the upcoming student challenge. P...

Prof. Wang Zhaokui was invited to the 2022 China space Conference(CSC2022) in Wenchang, Hainan, and presented a talk on 'Global one-hour safe delivery and its new challenges in space medicine'.

Dr. He Yunhan visited Zhuhai Air Show and took a group photo with our Gravity Atmosphere and Science Satellite.

DSSL's doctoral student Fang Qingyun's paper 'Rapid Detection Method of Remote Sensing Target Based on Improved YOLOv3 Network' was selected as a highly cited paper in Shanghai Aerospace Journal from 2011 to 2022, ranking top 1% in the profession.