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Title: Memoirs & Organisational Histories
type: oral
Description: 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.
Date: 2026-10-07
Time: 15:00
Room: Hall 29

IPC members

Co-Chair: Ms. Kerrie Dougherty, Australia;
Co-Chair: Dr. Sandra Haeuplik-Meusburger, Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien), Austria;
Co-Chair: Mr. Karlheinz Rohrwild, Germany;
Rapporteur: Prof. Klaus Schilling, Zentrum für Telematik, Germany;
Rapporteur: Dr. Olga Dubrovina, Università degli studi di Trieste, Italy;

papers
Order	Time	Paper title	Mode	Presentation status	Speaker	Affiliation	Country
1	15:00	A “Direct Line” Connecting Houston, Bethpage, and Toronto: Unsung Contributions Enabling Apollo 13’s “Lunar Lifeboat” Rescue	12	confirmed	Dr. Andrew Erickson	Naval War College/Harvard University	United States
2	15:12	Lin Huabao(1931–2003): Pioneer of China's Satellite Recovery Technology and His Pivotal Role in Developing Recoverable Satellites	12	confirmed	Ms. Yuxin Hang	Beijing Institute of Space Science and Technology Information	China
3	15:24	Memoirs as Sources on the Political Economy of Outer Space	12	confirmed	Dr. Darshan Vigneswaran	University of Amsterdam	Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
4	15:36	Mars-96: International Cooperation under Conditions of Post-Soviet Crisis	12	confirmed	Dr. Olga Dubrovina	Università degli studi di Trieste	Italy
5	15:48	History of African Space Activities: From Early Foundations to the African Space Agency	12	confirmed	Mr. Zelalem Bogale	Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI)	Ethiopia
6	16:00	New Technical Insights into Hermann Oberth's 1935 Mediasch Rocket	12	confirmed	Mr. Karlheinz Rohrwild	Hermann-Oberth-Raumfahrt Museum e.V.	Germany
7	16:12	The Galactic Journey: Contextualising Space History via Time Travel	12	confirmed	Ms. Kerrie Dougherty		Australia
8	16:24	The Dynamics of ASEAN Space Activities: History, Ideologies, Impact, and the Future	12	confirmed	Ms. Runggu Prilia Ardes	National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)	Indonesia
9	16:36	The Remote Sensing Principles in the 40th Year	12	confirmed	Mr. Hannes Mayer	Karl Franzens Universität Graz	Austria
10	16:48	Small Nations in Space: Historical Trajectories and Strategic Perspectives of the Balkan Peninsula	12	confirmed	Ms. Oriana Coku	Ludovika University of Public Service	Germany
11	17:00	Paths and Modes of Technological Innovation for Future Aerospace Development-- Practice and Reflection based on China's Aerospace	12	confirmed	Dr. Xuemei Ma	China Academy of Aerospace System and Innovation	China

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