Ashford, David

Interview with Ashford, David

From the Oral History of Europe in Space Collection

Identity Statement

Interviewee

Ashford, David

HAEU Reference Code

INT628

Interview Informations

Recorded in 22 October 2007 Bristol
Interview by M. Godwin in English

Access Level

Open Transcript, Closed Audio

Materials

Electronic File

Content

Topics

education, professional career: aerospace industry: spaceplane: 1961-1989 (page: 2-4, 9)
space exploitation: space tourism: spaceplane (page: 4-6, 10)
space exploitation: aerospace industry: United Kingdom: Automated Transfer Vehicle / ESA study contract / spaceplane: 2003 (page: 6-7, 9)
space exploitation: aerospace industry: United Kingdom: industrial consortium / spaceplane: 2007 (page: 7-8)
space policy: United Kingdom: aerospace industry: Airbus A320: 1945-2007 (page: 2, 9)
space exploitation: spaceplane: Concorde airplane / NASA (page: 10, 13)
space policy: United Kingdom: British National Space Centre: manned space missions / spaceplane / Spaceship One: 1960-2007 (page: 12-14)
space policy: United Kingdom: HOTOL spaceplane: 1982-1986 (page: 11)

Cited Persons

Branson, Richard, Sänger, Eugen

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