Catalog

Technical programme

IAC-21 — 72nd International Astronautical Congress

E4. 55th 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 the history of rocketry and astronautics in the Middle East.

Coordinator

A. Ingemar Skoog
— Germany

Kerrie Dougherty
— Australia

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

Sandra Haeuplik-Meusburger
TU Wien — Austria

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, agencies, industrial, academic & professional societies & organisations long engaged in astronautical endeavors. This will include the entire spectrum of space history, at least 25 years old

Co-Chair

Sandra Haeuplik-Meusburger
TU Wien — Austria

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

Rapporteur

Brian Jirout
Boeing — United States

Philippe Cosyn
Independent scholar — Belgium

E4.2. Scientific and Technical Histories

The symposium will cover the history of space science, exploration, innovation & technology. Furthermore reflection on the cultural, socio-political impact are parts of it. This will include the entire spectrum of space history, at least 25 years old.

Co-Chair

Vera Pinto Gomes
European Commission — Belgium

Hannes Mayer
Karl Franzens Universität Graz — Austria

Rapporteur

Karlheinz Rohrwild
Hermann-Oberth-Raumfahrt Museum e.V. — Germany

Piero Messina
European Space Agency (ESA) — France

Randy Liebermann
— United States

E4.3. History of Middle Eastern Contribution to Astronautics and Astronomy

Technical session with invited & proposed speakers. Origin (technical & political, science and social aspects) of the space activities & programs in the Middle East. This will include the entire spectrum of space history, at least 25 years old.

Co-Chair

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

Ilias Fernini
Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (SAASST) — United Arab Emirates

Rapporteur

Tal Inbar
[unlisted] — Israel

Kerrie Dougherty
— Australia