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Near-Earth Space is the principal space environment in the context of the Advanced Study Institute. It includes the (≅ 1000km thick) terrestrial atmosphere, in which most contemporary space activity takes place, and the magnetosphere. For planetary missions interplanetary space and the atmospheres of other planets are also important parts of the space environment. The near-earth space and planetary space environments are greatly influenced by the effects of solar particulate and electromagnetic radiation, and the effects of planetary gravitational and magnetic fields.
This paper introduces the concepts of space activities and the space environment. It also reviews the properties, constitution, structure and energy exchange processes of the atmosphere with emphasis on neutral species.
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Nicholls, R.W. (1993). Introduction to the Space Environment. In: DeWitt, R.N., Duston, D., Hyder, A.K. (eds) The Behavior of Systems in the Space Environment. NATO ASI Series, vol 245. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2048-7_3
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