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    Title

    History of Australian and Asia-Pacific Contribution to Astronautics

    type

    oral

    Description

    This Session will focus on the history of Australian and Oceania in space, including topics on 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

    2025-10-03

    Time

    10:15

    Room

    Room C2.5

    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. Philippe Cosyn, Independent scholar, Belgium;

    • Rapporteur: Mr. Gurbir Singh, The British Interplanetary Society, United Kingdom;

    papers

    Order

    Time

    Paper title

    Mode

    Presentation status

    Speaker

    Affiliation

    Country

    1

    10:15

    australia and the manned space flight network: from mercury to skylab

    20

    confirmed

    Ms. Kerrie Dougherty

    Australia

    2

    10:35

    Australian approaches to space: public opinion and policy in Australia's space history

    20

    confirmed

    Dr. Tristan Moss

    University of New South Wales

    Australia

    3

    10:55

    Asia-Pacific astronauts and their impact on space activities in the region prior to the 2000s

    20

    confirmed

    Dr. Maximilien Berthet

    University of Tokyo

    Japan

    4

    11:15

    THE SEARCH FOR THE APOLLO 11 SSTV TAPES

    20

    confirmed

    Mr. John Sarkissian

    CSIRO

    Australia

    5

    11:35

    Creating a Law – The Historical, Political and Commercial Path to an Australian Space Law

    20

    confirmed

    Dr. Joel Lisk

    Flinders University

    Australia

    6

    11:55

    The Endeavour Space Telescope: an unsung hero of Australian space ambitions

    20

    confirmed

    Ms. Kerrie Dougherty

    Australia