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
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Contents Foreword................. vii Preface................. ix PART I Memoirs Chapter 1. Sputnik 1 The First Artificial Earth Satellite, Victor P. Legostaev............... 3 Chapter 2. Sputnik 50 Years Later: New Evidence on Its Origins, Asif A. Siddiqi................ 11 Chapter 3. Veterans of the Cosmos: A Unique Project on the History of Soviet Cosmonautics, Tal Inbar................. 31 Chapter 4. Dnepr Duplicate of Launch of the First Artificial Satellite of Earth, V. F. Prisniakov, S. S. Kavelin and V. P. Platonov...... 39 Chapter 5. A Sputnik 4 Saga, Charles A. Lundquist.............. 63 Chapter 6. Portugal s Reaction to the Launch of Sputnik What the Papers Said, Vera Gomes................ 77 xi
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.......... 93 Chapter 8. The Space Policy of the Johnson Administration: Implementation of Project Apollo, Hirotaka Watanabe.............. 123 Chapter 9. Von Braun and the Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Decision: Finding a Way to Go to the Moon, Michael J. Neufeld.............. 147 Chapter 10. Von Kármán or Von Kar-Mind? Worth to be Known, Ines Alonso Gomez.............. 171 Chapter 11. The Stabilizing Political Influence of Surveillance Satellites during the Cold War, Pat Norris................ 187 Chapter 12. The First European Cryogenic Engine Was Tested 40 Years Ago: The HM4 Cryogenic Engine History, Christophe Rothmund............. 201 Chapter 13. Halley s Comet Exploration in Japan Japan s First Interplanetary Flight, Yasunori Matogawa.............. 223 Chapter 14. Latécoère Rockets: Malaface, a Cruise Missile Precursor, Jean Robert, Jean-Jacques Serra and Philippe Jung..... 241 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.. 267 Chapter 16. On the Nature and Significance of Tipu Sultan s Rockets from a Historical Perspective, S. Krishnamurthy and B. R. Guruprasad........ 293 xii
Chapter 17. Development of Control and Guidance System for SLV-3, India s First Satellite Launch Vehicle Some Reflections, Sudhakara K. Rao.............. 303 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.............. 321 Chapter 19. History of Rocketry in India, Vasant Gowarikar and B. N. Suresh......... 349 Chapter 20. India s Steady Progress in Rockets and Satellites, Andrew S. Erickson.............. 359 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.......... 395 Index................ 403 AAS History Series............... 409 xiii