Technical programme
IAC-12 — 63rd International Astronautical Congress
E4. 46th IAA HISTORY OF ASTRONAUTICS SYMPOSIUM
History of space sciences, technology and development, rocketry, personal memoirs. The entire spectrum of space history, at least 25 years old, is covered as well as history of rocketry and astronautics in Italy.
- Coordinator
Christophe Rothmund
Airbus Safran Launchers — FrancePhilippe Jung
Airbus SAS — FranceA. Ingemar Skoog
— GermanyNiklas Reinke
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany
E4.1. Memoirs and Organisational Histories
Autobiographical and biographical memoirs of individuals who have made original contributions to the development and application of astronautics and rocketry. History of government, industrial, academic and professional societies & organisations long engaged in astronautical endeavours.
- Chairman
Marsha Freeman
21st Century Science & Technology — United StatesHervé Moulin
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- Rapporteur
Niklas Reinke
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — GermanyTheo Pirard
Space Information Center — Belgium
E4.2. Scientific and Technical Histories
Historical summaries of rocket and space programmes and the corresponding technical and scientific achievements.
- Chairman
Christophe Rothmund
Airbus Safran Launchers — France
- Rapporteur
William Jones
— United States
E4.3A. History of Italian Contribution to Astronautics
Special session with invited and proposed speakers. Origin (technical and political aspects) of the space activities and programmes of Italy.
- Chairman
Otfrid G. Liepack
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States
- Rapporteur
Philippe Cosyn
Independent scholar — Belgium
E4.3B. Tribute to Wernher von Braun, born 100 years ago
- Chairman
Otfrid G. Liepack
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States
- Rapporteur
Philippe Cosyn
Independent scholar — Belgium