Aviation industry is the general name of business forms which are directly related to R&D, manufacturing, maintenance, operation and other activities of aircraft, with different division of labor and composed of various related industries. The aviation industry also includes economic activities such as scientific research and education, transportation, public management and modern services, as well as related agriculture, manufacturing and service industries directly and indirectly driven by the aviation industry.

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Space flight is different from aviation. Spacecraft flies in a very high vacuum space, and its motion law is similar to that of natural celestial bodies. However, the launch and recovery of spacecraft have to pass through the atmosphere, which makes the space flight have an inevitable connection. Especially the space shuttle with horizontal landing and the space plane with horizontal take-off and landing under study.