Pinkau, Klaus

Interview with Pinkau, Klaus

From the Oral History of Europe in Space Collection

Identity Statement

Interviewee

Pinkau, Klaus

HAEU Reference Code

INT072

Interview Informations

Recorded in 09 March 2010 München
Interview by H. Trischler in German

Access Level

Open Transcript, Closed Audio

Materials

Electronic File

Content

Topics

ESA: ESA setting up (page: 12-13)
education, professional career: atomic physics / cosmic rays: 1951-1964 (page: 2-8, 13-14)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: manned space missions: Spacelab (page: 9-10, 14-15)
domestic policy: Federal Republic of Germany: national research policy: administrative organisation / Großprojekte Committee / Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics: 1972-1982 (page: 11, 17)
ESRO: COS satellite / TD satellite (page: 11-12)
domestic policy: United States of America: national research policy: administrative organisation / working methods (page: 15-16)
space research: Federal Republic of Germany: physical sciences / scientific cooperation / space technology: ESRO / NASA / SAS satellites: space programmes balance (page: 8-9)

Cited Persons

Bagge, Erich, Dohnanyi, Klaus Von, Fichtel, Carl, Heisenberg, Werner, Hutchinson, John, Lüst, Reimar, Maier-Leibnitz, Heinz, Powell, Cecil F.

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