session 4

Title

History of South African contribution to astronautics

type

oral

Description

Special session with invited and proposed speakers. This session will cover the origin (technical and political aspects) of the modern space programme of South Africa.

Date

2011-10-04

Time

15:00

Room

TS-15

IPC members

• Chairman: Dr. Otfrid G. Liepack, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States;

• Chairman: Mr. TBD;

• Rapporteur: Mr. Christophe Rothmund, Airbus Safran Launchers, France;

• Rapporteur: Mr. TBD;