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    Title

    History of Australia’s Contribution to Astronautics

    type

    oral

    Description

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

    Date

    2017-09-28

    Time

    09:45

    Room

    Meeting Room L2

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Ms. Kerrie Dougherty, Australia;

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

    • Rapporteur: Mr. John Harlow, Aerojet Rocketdyne, United Kingdom;

    • Rapporteur: Dr. Charles Lundquist, University of Alabama in Huntsville, United States;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    Ken Atock: Australia’s Forgotten Rocketeer

    15

    confirmed

    Ms. Kerrie Dougherty

    Australia

    2

    The CSIRO Parkes Telescope and the Deep Space Network

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. John Sarkissian

    CSIRO

    Australia

    3

    Australia and the Manned Space Flight Network: From Mercury to Skylab

    15

    withdrawn

    Ms. Kerrie Dougherty

    Australia

    4

    Australis-OSCAR V and WRESAT: the possible origins of an Australian space program

    15

    confirmed

    Ms. Kerrie Dougherty

    Australia