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2026 Colloquium on the History of Spaceflight

Expedition zur ISS. – Expedition zur ISS. © NASA/Bill Ingalls

Expedition zur ISS. – Expedition zur ISS. © NASA/Bill Ingalls

© NASA/Bill Ingalls

A joint event organized by the Leibniz Society of Sciences in Berlin, the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics Lilienthal-Oberth, and the Planetarium Berlin Foundation. Program:10:00 – 10:10 a.m.Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Dietrich Spänkuch, MLSPresentationsModerator: Dr. Dietrich Spänkuch, MLS10:10 – 10:55 a.m.Dr. Wolfgang Both (Berlin): “100 Years Ago, Robert Goddard Launched the First Liquid-Fuel Rocket”10:55 – 11:40Prof. Dr. Hanns-Christian Gunga (Charité), MLS: “Effects of Weightlessness on the Human Body”11:40 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.Thomas Breit (Alzey): “University Research on Rocket Development at the West Test Site in Kummersdorf”12:25 – 1:15 p.m.Lunch breakPresentationsModerator: Dr. Christian Gritzner1:15 – 2:00 p.m.Prof. Dr. Dieter Oertel (Schwielochsee): “Vasili Ivanovich Moroz—A Pioneer of Planetary Exploration”2:00 – 2:45 p.m.Dr. Olaf Przybilski (Dresden): “The Abduction of German Rocket Experts to the Soviet Union 80 Years Ago”2:45 – 3:15 p.m.Coffee breakModerator: Dr. Hauke Hussmann, MLS3:15 – 4:00 p.m.Prof. Dr. Marcus Schladebach (Potsdam): “On the History of Space Law”Dr. Dietrich Spänkuch, MLSClosing Remarks PublicationsAll publications will be available on the website of the Leibniz Society of Sciences in Berlin . © NASA/Bill IngallsTranslated with DeepL

Meeting point: Archenhold-Sternwarte | Einstein Hall

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