session 3

Title

History of Italian Contribution to Astronautics

Description

This Session will focus on the history of Italy in space, including topics on Italian space programs, technical contributions, political influences and effects, space science activities, space architecture, and social and cultural influences. Contributions must address events that occurred at least 25 years ago.

Date

2024-10-18

Time

10:15

Room

Brown Hall 1

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Sandra Haeuplik-Meusburger, TU Wien, Austria;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Michael Ciancone, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center, United States;

• Co-Chair: Mr. Giovanni Caprara, Corriere della Sera, Italy;

• Rapporteur: Ms. Nathalie Tinjod, European Space Agency (ESA), France;

• Rapporteur: Ms. Kerrie Dougherty, Australia;