1991年7月1日至6日,在意大利那不勒斯市风景旖旎的避暑胜地、地中海上的Capri岛召开了第7届“哥伦布计划”讨论会,出席讨论会的各国代表共283人。中国空间技术研究院的一名空间技术专家和中国科学院力学研究所的一名微重力科学家受国家高技术航天领域专家委员会的派遣出席了这次会议。“哥伦布计划”讨论会自1985年以来,每年举行一次,轮流由意大利和德国(统一前为 July 1-7, 1991, Naples, Italy, an enchanting summer resort, Capri Island in the Mediterranean held its seventh “Columbus Project” seminar, attended the seminar of all the delegates a total of 283 people. A space technology expert from the China Academy of Space Technology and a micro-gravity scientist from the Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences were invited by the National Expert Committee on High-tech Spaceflight to attend the conference. The Columbus Project Symposium has been held once a year since 1985 in turn by Italy and Germany