session 3

Title: History of French Contribution to Astronautics
Description: Origin (technical & political, science and social aspects) of the national French space activities & programs. This will include the entire spectrum of space history, at least 25 years old. A focus on the last 40 years is preferred.
Date: 2022-09-22
Time: 10:15
Room: 733/734

IPC members

Co-Chair: Dr. Otfrid G. Liepack, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States;
Co-Chair: Mr. Louis Laidet, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), France;
Rapporteur: Mr. Tal Inbar, [unlisted], Israel;
Rapporteur: Ms. Kerrie Dougherty, Australia;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	10:15	from veronique to ariane 5, the significant contributions of french space	12	confirmed	Ms. Marion Pigassou	International Space University (ISU)	France
2	10:27	Hammaguir and France’s first steps in space	12	confirmed	Dr. Philippe Varnoteaux	Institut Français d'Histoire de l'Espace	France
3	10:39	SEREB VE 121 Emeraude, a Diamant space launcher precursor	12	confirmed	Mr. Philippe Jung	Airbus SAS	France
4	10:51	Onera at the beginning of space exploration (1950-1963)	12	confirmed	Dr. Philippe Varnoteaux	Institut Français d'Histoire de l'Espace	France
5	11:03	Jacques Blamont (1926-2020): a “founding father” of the french space sector	12	confirmed	Dr. Philippe Varnoteaux	Institut Français d'Histoire de l'Espace	France
6	11:15	Arabsat, history's second international telecom satellite organization	12	confirmed	Mr. Philippe Jung	Airbus SAS	France
7	11:27	Dassault Aviation, designer of space planes	12	confirmed	Mr. Philippe Coué	Dassault Aviation	France
8	11:39	Original works on astronautics published in French prior to Sputnik	12	withdrawn	Mr. Michael Ciancone	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center	United States
9	11:51	Going South: Lessons Learned from the Largest Project Engineering Failure in Modern History	12	confirmed	Mr. John Scott	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)	United States