Interview with Finke, Wolfgang

From the Oral History of Europe in Space Collection

Identity Statement

Interviewee
HAEU Reference Code
INT077
Interview Informations

Recorded in 23 April 2010 Bonn
Interview by H. Trischler in German

Access Level
Open Transcript, Closed Audio
Materials

Electronic File

Content

Topics
education, professional career (page: 2-3)
domestic policy: Federal Republic of Germany: nuclear energy: 1958 (page: 3-4)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation / COPERS: 1954-1962 (page: 4-7)
ELDO: Federal Republic of Germany (page: 7-8)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: NASA: Helios space probes / military occupation: 1966 (page: 2, 6, 8-11)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation: German society for space research GfW: 1962-1973 (page: 10-11)
domestic policy: Federal Republic of Germany: national research policy: DFVLR German space centre / education policy / planning: 1965-1973 (page: 11-14)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: Ariane launcher / Spacelab: space programmes balance / technoscientific cooperation: 1973-1982 (page: 14-16, 18-20, 22-23)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: aerospace industry / industrial policy: earth observation / telecommunications satellites: 1965-1986 (page: 16-18)
ESA: ESA budget / ESA Council: chairmanship / European currency unit / industrial return: 1975-1978 (page: 20-22)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation: Großprojekte Committee / interministerial cooperation: 1973-1982 (page: 23-27)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: Ariane 5 launcher / Columbus Laboratory / engine / Hermes shuttle: ESA Council / Europeanisation of national space programmes: 1982-1986 (page: 27-32)
international space exploration: Federal Republic of Germany: Saphir project: manned space missions / spaceflights: popularising science (page: 33-35)
ESA: ESA functioning: 1973-1986 (page: 35-36)
space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: DARA German space agency: setting up (page: 36)
Cited Persons

Benecke, Theo, Bölkow, Ludwig, Bülow, Andreas Von, Ehmke, Horst, Gibson, Roy, Greger, Gottfried, Hauff, Volker, Haunschild, Hans-Hilger, Högenauer, Ernst, Kröll, Walter, Kutzer, Ants, Leussink, Hans, Matthöfer, Hans, Mayer, Max, Riedl, Erich, Riesenhuber, Heinz, Schmidt-Küster, Wolf, Stoltenberg, Gerhard, Strub, Hermann

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