XI International Aerospace Congress

II International Aerospace Congress IAC’1997

II International Aerospace Congress IAC’1997

Dedicated to the 40th Anniversary of the launch of the First Artificial Satellite and to the 850th Anniversary of the founding of the City of Moscow

Moscow. August 29 – September 09, 1997

The Congress took place on the premises of M. Lomonosov Moscow State University. The Opening ceremony took place in the building of the Moscow City Hall on the street New Arbat. The Congress brought together 976 participants from 26 countries. 18 plenary reports were heard, 562 reports were presented in 14 sections. 3 “Round Tables” were held. As a result of the work of the Congress, a “Declaration” was adopted, sent to the United Nations, UNESCO, UNEP, UNIDO, ECOSOC, ICAO, and other international organizations. The Proceedings of the Congress were published in 2 volumes.

Congress Opening Ceremony

International Program Committee

Chairman of the Organizing Committee:

  • Yu. Koptev, General Director of Rosaviakosmos

Chairman of the International Program Committee:

  • Yu. Osipov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Congress Program

Plenary Sessions

• XXI Century: Cosmonautics and Space Activities Prospects

  • Yu. Koptev (Russia)

Commercial Space Commerce

  • M. Brashears, V. Coffman, B. Daly (USA)

The Khrunichev State Research & Production Space Center

  • A. Kiselev (Russia)

Future Plan of NASDA Space Program

  • T. Kikuyama (Japan)

Pratt & Whitney Co

  • D. Quinlan (USA)

About "Perm Motors" Open J.S.C. Development Perspective

  • V. Isachenko (Russia)

Scenarios of the Orbital Infrastructure and the Need of Welding in Space

  • G. Brandt, D. Müller-Weissner (Germany)

Israel’s Space Program

  • Y. Neaman (Israel)

Mechanics and Astronautics

  • A. Ishlinsky (Russia)

Development Space Technology Commonly in Benefit the Mankind

  • V. Liheng (France)

Results and Principal Trends in the Development of Rocket-and-Space Engineering

  • V. Mishin (Russia)

Winged Space Transport Systems - Perspective Direction of Development of Space Launch System

  • G.E. Lozino-Lozinsky (Russia)

Genetic Algorithms for Design of Specialized Laminated Composite Structures

  • E. Goodman, D. Eby, R. Averil, V. Punch (Germany)

Acoustocs of Modern High Speed Propellers

  • D. Crichton (Great Britain)

Perspective Directions of Scientific Space Complexes Development

  • S.D. Kulikov, K.M. Pichkhadze, V.P. Dolgopolov, A.V. Lukyanchikov (Russia)

Role of Russian Aviation Industry in Development of Advanced Space Transport Systems

  • I. Knievel (Russia)

The New Generations of Satellites for Space Exploration and National Economic Problems Solution

  • V. Oraevsky (Russia)

Plenary session:

Participants of the Congress:

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