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IAC-15 — 66th International Astronautical Congress

E4. 49th 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 and astronautics in Israel.

Coordinator

A. Ingemar Skoog
— Germany

Philippe Jung
Airbus SAS — France

Christophe Rothmund
Airbus Safran Launchers — France

Tal Inbar
[unlisted] — Israel

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

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

Rapporteur

Theo Pirard
Space Information Center — Belgium

Hervé Moulin
—

E4.2. Scientific & technical histories

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

Co-Chair

Kerrie Dougherty
— Australia

Christophe Rothmund
Airbus Safran Launchers — France

Rapporteur

William Jones
— United States

Paivi Jukola
Aalto University — Finland

E4.3. History of Israeli contribution to astronautics

Special session with invited & proposed speakers. Origin (technical & political aspects) of the space activities & programs of Israel.

Co-Chair

Tal Inbar
[unlisted] — Israel

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

Rapporteur

John Harlow
Aerojet Rocketdyne — United Kingdom

Charles Lundquist
University of Alabama in Huntsville — United States