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1 History of Rocketry and Astronautics Proceedings of the Forty-First History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics Hyderabad, Andhra, India, 2007 Anthony M. Springer, Volume Editor Rick W. Sturdevant, Series Editor AAS History Series, Volume 38 A Supplement to Advances in the Astronautical Sciences IAA History Symposia, Volume 27

2 Copyright 2012 by AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY AAS Publications Office P.O. Box San Diego, California Affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science Member of the International Astronautical Federation First Printing 2012 ISSN ISBN (Hard Cover) ISBN (Soft Cover) Published for the American Astronautical Society by Univelt, Incorporated, P.O. Box 28130, San Diego, California Web Site: Printed and Bound in the U.S.A. iv

3 Contents Foreword vii Preface ix PART I Memoirs Chapter 1. Sputnik 1 The First Artificial Earth Satellite, Victor P. Legostaev Chapter 2. Sputnik 50 Years Later: New Evidence on Its Origins, Asif A. Siddiqi Chapter 3. Veterans of the Cosmos: A Unique Project on the History of Soviet Cosmonautics, Tal Inbar Chapter 4. Dnepr Duplicate of Launch of the First Artificial Satellite of Earth, V. F. Prisniakov, S. S. Kavelin and V. P. Platonov Chapter 5. A Sputnik 4 Saga, Charles A. Lundquist Chapter 6. Portugal s Reaction to the Launch of Sputnik What the Papers Said, Vera Gomes xi

4 PART II Memoirs and Technical Reviews Chapter 7. Chief Designer of the Most Powerful Solid Propellant Motors of Ballistic Missiles, V. F. Prisniakov and V. P. Platonov Chapter 8. The Space Policy of the Johnson Administration: Implementation of Project Apollo, Hirotaka Watanabe Chapter 9. Von Braun and the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Decision: Finding a Way to Go to the Moon, Michael J. Neufeld Chapter 10. Von Kármán or Von Kar-Mind? Worth to be Known, Ines Alonso Gomez Chapter 11. The Stabilizing Political Influence of Surveillance Satellites during the Cold War, Pat Norris Chapter 12. The First European Cryogenic Engine Was Tested 40 Years Ago: The HM4 Cryogenic Engine History, Christophe Rothmund Chapter 13. Halley s Comet Exploration in Japan Japan s First Interplanetary Flight, Yasunori Matogawa Chapter 14. Latécoère Rockets: Malaface, a Cruise Missile Precursor, Jean Robert, Jean-Jacques Serra and Philippe Jung PART III History of Indian Contributions to Astronautics Chapter 15. A Relook into the Historical Progress and Philosophy of Indian Space Exploration, M. R. Ananthasayanam, A. K. Anilkumar and V. Adimurthy Chapter 16. On the Nature and Significance of Tipu Sultan s Rockets from a Historical Perspective, S. Krishnamurthy and B. R. Guruprasad xii

5 Chapter 17. Development of Control and Guidance System for SLV-3, India s First Satellite Launch Vehicle Some Reflections, Sudhakara K. Rao Chapter 18. V. M. Kovtunenko and India: The Relations through Space Toward the 35th Anniversary of Soviet Indian Cooperation, V. F. Prisniakov, V. I. Dranovsky, S. S. Kavelin, A. M. Popel and V. P. Platonov Chapter 19. History of Rocketry in India, Vasant Gowarikar and B. N. Suresh Chapter 20. India s Steady Progress in Rockets and Satellites, Andrew S. Erickson PART IV 50th Anniversary of the Space Age Plenary of the 2007 IAC or A Documentation of an Attempt to Document Space History Chapter 21. 1st IAC History Plenary Event 2007: 50th Anniversary of the Space Era Sputnik 1 and the International Geophysical Year, Summarized by Å. Ingemar Skoog Index AAS History Series xiii

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