session 3

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.

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;