Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-14 — 65th International Astronautical Congress

E4. 48th IAA HISTORY OF ASTRONAUTICS SYMPOSIUM

History of space science, technology & development, rocketry, personal memoirs. The entire spectrum of space history, at least 25 years old, is covered, as well as history of rocketry & astronautics in Canada and an overview of early SETI activities.

Coordinator

A. Ingemar Skoog
— Germany

Philippe Jung
Airbus SAS — France

Christophe Rothmund
Airbus Safran Launchers — France

Marsha Freeman
21st Century Science & Technology — United States

E4.1. Memoirs & organisational histories

Autobiographical & biographical memoirs of individuals who have made original contributions to the development & application of astronautics & rocketry. History of government, industrial, academic & professional societies & organisations long engaged in astronautical endeavours.

Co-Chair

Marsha Freeman
21st Century Science & Technology — United States

Susan McKenna-Lawlor
Space Technology (Ireland) Ltd. — Ireland

Rapporteur

Theo Pirard
Space Information Center — Belgium

Niklas Reinke
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) — Germany

E4.2. Scientific & technical histories

Historical summaries of rocket & space programs, and the corresponding technical & scientific achievements.

Co-Chair

Kerrie Dougherty
— Australia

Hervé Moulin
—

Rapporteur

Christophe Rothmund
Airbus Safran Launchers — France

William Jones
— United States

E4.3. History of Canadian contribution to astronautics and history on early SETI activities

Special session with invited & proposed speakers. Origin (technical & political aspects) of the space activities & programs of Canada. Historical overview of some early SETI activities.

Co-Chair

Geoffrey Languedoc
Canadian Aeronautics & Space Institute (CASI) — Canada

Otfrid G. Liepack
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory — United States

Rapporteur: Philippe Cosyn
Independent scholar — Belgium