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    Title

    “Can you believe they put a man on the Moon?”

    type

    oral

    Description

    This special session welcomes papers focusing on all aspects of the development and preparation for the man arrival on the Moon in 1969. The session seeks papers on topics including but not limited to: technology & scientific aspects (developments, results, spin-offs, etc); reflection on the impacts (political, cultural and societal); contributions from non - US countries and Russia Moon program.

    Date

    2017-09-29

    Time

    11:00

    Room

    Meeting Room L2

    IPC members
    • Co-Chair: Dr. John Charles, NASA Human Research Program, United States;

    • Co-Chair: Ms. Vera Pinto Gomes, European Commission, Belgium;

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

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    The Space Race Revisited: The Lunar Landing and its Larger Lessons

    15

    confirmed

    Dr. Andrew Erickson

    Naval War College/Harvard University

    United States

    2

    FROM FRESNEDILLAS APOLLO STATION TO EUROPE’s ONLY LUNAR MUSEUM.

    15

    confirmed

    Mr. Juan F. Cabrero Gomez

    ISDEFE/ESA

    Spain

    3

    The Cultural Impact of the Apollo Missions and the Protection of Cultural Heritage on the Moon

    15

    confirmed

    Prof. Andrea Harrington

    University of Mississippi

    United States

    4

    Witnesses to the space race: Ireland watches the moon landing

    15

    confirmed

    Ms. Ruth McAvinia

    Ireland

    5

    "Vidimus et admirati sumus": The Holy See and the Moon Landings

    15

    withdrawn

    Mr. Virgiliu Pop

    Romanian Space Agency (ROSA)

    Romania