EDITORIAL INFORMATION

This volume presents the papers delivered at the Twenty-Seventh History Symposium of the International Academy of Astronautics, which took place in Graz, Austria, in October 1993. John Becklake and Karlheinz Rohrwild coordinated the Graz Symposium, which saw 15 papers presented in the two sessions.

(Extracted form the Preface, written by Phillipe Jung, editor).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Foreword. Donald C. Elder.

-Preface. Philippe Jung.

-Part I: Rocketry and Astronautics: The Pioneers.

-1- The History of the UFA Rocket. Karlheinz Rohrwild.
-2- Rocket Center Peenemünde: Personal Memories. Konrad Dannenberg and Ernst Stuhlinger.
-3- Klaus Riedel at Peenemünde. Harald Tresp.
-4- Highlights of 50 Years at Aerojet, a Pioneering American Rocket Company, 1942-1992. Frank H. Winter and George S. James.

-Part II: The March to Space.

-5- The Great Results and Perspectives of the Development of Rocket and Space Engineering. V.P. Mishin.
-6- The SE4200: First Ramjet Missile? Philippe Jung.
-7- German Engineers: Their Contribution to British Rocket Technology After World War II. John Becklake.
-8- Alpha, Beta, and RTV-1: The Development of Early British Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines. J. Harlow.
-9- A Survey of Rocketry for Space Science in Japan. Yasunori Matogawa.

-Part III: The Space Age.

-10- Lunar Roving Vehicle: Historical Origins, Development and Deployment. Bettye B. Burkhalter and Mitchell R. Sharpe.
-11- The History of the First Stage of Spacecraft Control Systems Development in the U.S.S.R. B. V. Rauschenbach.
-12- On the History of Space Navigation Development. V. V. Ivashkin.
-13- CNES: The French Space Agency, 1962-1992. Claude Carlier, Marcel Gilli and Louis Laidet.
-14- The History of the Viking Engine. Christophe Rothmund.

-Part IV: Planning for the Future.

-15- The Development of Space Station Objectives. David W. Robinson.
-16- The Rocket Research Institute, 1943-1993: 50 Years of Rocket Safety, Engineering and Space Education Programs. George S. James and Charles J. Piper.

-Index.

OUR REVIEW

This 22st. volume of the AAS History Series compiles the papers presented during the 27 Symposium of History of the International Academy of Astronautics, an organism whose research task on the facts that have given place to the current status of rocketry and space research has become one of the most expected events during the annual celebration of the Congress of the IAF, in this case held in Graz, Austria, in 1993.

Certainly the divulgative task and historical research contributed by this series of volumes is absolutely vital to preserve the personality and identity of current astronautics. The thousands of pages published up to date are a true treasure of information that in many cases cannot be found mirrored in other sources, hence its importance.