Oral History
Title:
Interview with Kramer, Guy
Abstract:
INT058
Topics:
- education, professional career
- Guiana Space Centre: CSG-Guiana relations / CSG staff / CSG technical infrastructure
Cited Persons: Aubinière, Robert; Condé-Salazar, Henri; Heder, Léopold; Rivierez, Hector; Sillard, Yves
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2003
Title:
Interview with Sillard, Yves
Abstract:
INT059
Topics:
- education, professional career: French military launching sites in Algeria
- space research: France / CNES: CNES Development Direction: Guiana Space Centre: 1965
- Guiana Space Centre: CSG technical infrastructure: 1964-1970
- Guiana Space Centre: CSG technical equipment: 1965-1969
- Guiana Space Centre: CSG-Guiana relations: 1965-1984
- space policy: France: national research budget: Ariane production: 1973
- Guiana Space Centre: Ensemble de Lancement Europa: ELDO staff / Eu
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2003
Abstract:
INT060
Topics:
- ESA/ESRO: Ariane programme: programme management: 1973-1975
- education, professional career: microwave radiology: Denmark / ESA
- ESA: ESA Council: Denmark: small countries: ERS satellite / SPOT satellite / marketing of satellites
- ESA/ESRO: university: Denmark: research policy
- ESA: ERS satellite: EARSEL
- ESA: International Space Station
- space policy: Denmark: 2007
Cited Persons: Knudsen, Hans Lottrup
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2007
Title:
Interview with Grage, Henrik
Abstract:
INT061
Topics:
- ESRO: ESRO crisis: Denmark: industrial return: 1970
- ESA: ESA Industrial Policy Committee / ESA International Relations Advisory Group: chairmanship: 1978-1987
- ESA: ESA Council: chairmanship / ESA working groups: ESA-EU agreement: 1987-2007
- ESA: industrial return: Denmark / Sweden: SMART-1 spacecraft: 1998
- space policy: Denmark: administrative organisation / ESA programmes / Ørsted satellite: 1966-2007
Cited Persons: Curien, Hubert; Gudmandsen, Preben; Knudsen, Hans
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2007
Abstract:
INT062
Topics:
- education, professional career
- space exploitation: Arianespace
- ESA: aerospace industry: Denmark: 1965-2007
- ESA / European space policy: 1989-2004
- ESA: Aurora programme
- ESA: Galileo satellites
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2007
Abstract:
INT063
Topics:
- international relations: Federal Republic of Germany / France: cultural cooperation / denazification / youth movement: 1945-1949
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
1990
Title:
Interview with Auger, Pierre
Abstract:
INT064
Topics:
- education, professional career: physical sciences
- education, professional career: nuclear energy
- education, professional career: Forces Françaises Libres
- education, professional career: research policy: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique / CNRS: 1945-1948
- UNO: UNESCO: scientific cooperation: 1946-1949
- CERN: setting up: 1950-1953
- space policy: France: CNES / Comité des recherches spatiales: setting up
- ELDO/ESRO: ELDO setting up / ESRO setting up: ESRO centres
- ed
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
1992
Abstract:
INT065
Topics:
- European Space Conference: 1973
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Federal Republic of Germany: ELDO launchers: 1967-1973
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Federal Republic of Germany: LRBA Laboratory / Viking engine: 1969-1973
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Federal Republic of Germany: Ariane engines / technoscientific coooperation / solar energy: 1973-1986
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation: European space coop
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT066
Topics:
- education, professional career: Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics
- education, professional career: COPERS / ESRO / Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics: artificial cometes / barium and plasma clouds / HEOS satellites / magnetosphere: 1963-1985
- ESA: Launching Programme Advisory Committee: 1972-1974
- ESA: NASA: Cluster satellites / Firewheel satellite
- ESA: Porcupine sounding rocket: USSR: 1974-1979
- ESA: ESA science budget / ESA staff recruit
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT067
Topics:
- education, professional career: physical sciences: oceanography / waves physics: ERS satellite
- space research: Federal Republic of Germany: Max Planck Institute for Meteorology: administrative organisation / earth observation / national research budget: 1970-1993
- UNO: Copenhague conference: climatology: popularising science / public awareness campaign
- ESA: ERS satellite: NASA: 1980-2000
- ESA: industrial return
- space research: Federal Republic of Germany: aerospace in
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT068
Topics:
- education, professional career: aerospace industry: Sänger Project: 1960-1990
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Federal Republic of Germany: university
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Federal Republic of Germany: ELDO crisis / ESRO satellites
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation / aerospace industry / Airbus / industrial consortium: 1960-1970
- space research: Federal Republic of Germany: Sänger project / Spacelab: aerospa
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Title:
Interview with Jähn, Sigmund
Abstract:
INT069
Topics:
- international space exploration: manned space missions
- education, professional career: military aviation: 1960-1976
- ESA: ESA functioning: team spirit
- ESA: European Astronaut Centre: 1990
- ESA: NASA / USSR: Automated Transfer Vehicle
- international space exploration: CEEC: Intercosmos / popularising science: 1970-1989
- international space exploration: astronaut: Intercosmos: astronaut training / spaceflight
- international space exploration: German Democratic Republic
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Title:
Interview with Lüst, Reimar
Abstract:
INT070
Topics:
- education, professional career: Kaiser Wilhelm Society / Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics / United States of America: physical sciences: 1950-1959
- ESRO: COPERS / COSPAR: Federal Republic of Germany: 1960-1961
- ESRO: COPERS: Blue Book
- ELDO/ESRO: Federal Republic of Germany
- ESRO: ESRO centres: industrial return
- ELDO/ESRO: ELDO crisis / ESRO crisis: Bannier Report: 1968-1972
- ESA: meteorological satellites: France: 1975
- space policy: Federal Republic
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT071
Topics:
- ESA: industrial return
- education, professional career: Euratom
- domestic policy: Federal Republic of Germany: national research policy: 1977-1985
- ESA: Federal Republic of Germany: ESA director general / space programmes balance: 1984-1997
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: scientific cooperation / unification of Germany / USSR: 1983-2000
- ESA / European space policy: enlargement of the EU
- ESA: NASA: Spacelab
- space research: Federal Republic of Germany: adm
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Title:
Interview with Pinkau, Klaus
Abstract:
INT072
Topics:
- ESA: ESA setting up
- education, professional career: atomic physics / cosmic rays: 1951-1964
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: manned space missions: Spacelab
- domestic policy: Federal Republic of Germany: national research policy: administrative organisation / Großprojekte Committee / Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics: 1972-1982
- ESRO: COS satellite / TD satellite
- domestic policy: United States of America: national research policy: administrative organi
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Title:
Interview with Rauck, Horst
Abstract:
INT073
Topics:
- education, professional career: aerospace industry: Federal Republic of Germany: Ariane launchers / atomic centrifuge / ELDO launchers
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: Ariane 5 launcher / EGNOS satellite / Hermes shuttle / ISS Crew-Rescue-Vehicle: Aerospatiale-EADS / heat shield / SNECMA
- space exploitation: aerospace industry: DLR German aerospace centre: marketing
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: ELDO crisis / Spacelab: 1962-1973
- space exploitation:
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT074
Topics:
- ESA: manned space missions: European Astronaut Centre / scientific cooperation: 1986-1994
- education, professional career: atomic physics / ESA: 1962-1985
- ELDO/ESRO
- ESRO: ESRO budget / ESRO programmes / industrial return / Spacelab: Aubinière Report
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation / space programmes balance: 1948-1998
- ESA: ESA director general: ESA Council / Federal Republic of Germany: ESA administrative reform: 1975-1997
- sp
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT075
Topics:
- ESA: industrial return
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: aerospace industry / Intelsat: 1982
- international security: space policy: Strategic Defense Initiative
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: scientific cooperation: manned space missions / space programmes balance / Spacelab: 1982-1993
- domestic policy: Federal Republic of Germany: national research policy: Max Planck Society
- space research: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT076
Topics:
- education, professional career: cosmic rays / neutron stars / X-ray astronomy
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: space programmes balance: Exosat / Rosat / XMM-Newton satellite
- space research: Federal Republic of Germany: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics: aerospace industry / national research programme / Rosat / X-ray astronomy: 1974-1986
- space research: Federal Republic of Germany: manned space missions / weightlessness research
- ESA: Space S
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Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010
Abstract:
INT077
Topics:
- education, professional career
- domestic policy: Federal Republic of Germany: nuclear energy: 1958
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation / COPERS: 1954-1962
- ELDO: Federal Republic of Germany
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: NASA: Helios space probes / military occupation: 1966
- space policy: Federal Republic of Germany: administrative organisation: German society for space research GfW: 1962-1973
- domestic policy: Federal Re
...
Description Level:
Interview
Recording Date:
2010