The past and future of space solar observations

Abstract

After a brief review on the history of the international space solar observations, together with analyzing the current status in China, we elaborate in particular the recent strategic studies on Chinese space solar observations. Some candidates of the future missions are described, such as Deep-Space Solar Observatory (DSO), Advanced Space Solar Observatory (ASO-S), Solar Radio Array of Lower Frequency (SRALF), Stereoscopic Polarization Imager for Explosive Sun (SPIES), Super High Angular Resolution Principle for coded-mask X-ray imaging (SHARP-X), and High-sensitivity Observations of Solar High-Energy Radiation (HOSHER).