Geiss, Johannes

Interview with Geiss, Johannes

From the Oral History of Europe in Space Collection

Identity Statement

Interviewee

Geiss, Johannes

HAEU Reference Code

INT784

Interview Informations

Recorded in 05 February 2008 Bern
Interview by S. Zellmeyer in German

Access Level

Open Transcript, Closed Audio

Materials

Electronic File

Content

Topics

international space exploration: Switzerland: mass spectrometry / meteorites: 1955-1970 (page: 2-3)
ESRO: ESRO setting up / European launcher (page: 4)
ESRO: GEOS satellite: mass spectrometry: Switzerland: aerospace industry (page: 5, 7-8)
international space exploration: Switzerland: Apollo missions: NASA (page: 3-4, 6, 12, 18)
space policy: Switzerland: administrative organisation / national research budget / university: Apollo missions / Giotto mission / ISEE satellite: 1960-1985 (page: 6-10)
ESA: ESA Science Programme / ESA setting up: earth observation / microgravity (page: 10-11)
international space exploration: manned space missions (page: 12-13)
ESA: Horizon 2000 programme (page: 13-14)
ESA: Prodex programme: Switzerland (page: 10, 15-17)
international space exploration: astronomy / manned space missions: 2008- (page: 19-21)

Cited Persons

Begemann, Friedrich, Biermann, Ludwig, Bonnet, Roger-Maurice, Creola, Peter, Eberhardt, Peter, Fechtig, Hugo, Golay, Marcel, Grögler, Norbert, Hochstrasser, Urs, Houtermans, Fritz, Howe, Leon Von, Jastow, Robert, Leutwyler, Heinrich, Liener, Arthur, Lüst, Reimar, Mailer, Norman, Muheim, Franz, Occhialini, Giuseppe, Stiefel, Eduard, Urey, Harold, Vallotton, Henry

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