The Second International Symposium on the Physics and Medicine of the Atmosphere And Space
From The Space Library
Conference takes place in San Antonio Texas November 1958 and the speakers included the following:
High Energy Radiations at Rocket and Satellite Altitudes - James van Allen
Meteoritic Material In Space - Fred L. Whipple
The Electromagnetic Environment in the Vicinity of the Earth and Near Space - Walter Dieminger
The Chemosphere - Joseph Kaplan (surrogate speaker)
Composition of the Upper Atmosphere - John W. Townsend Jr
Physical and Medical Effects of Ozone - Hans Clamman
The Gravitational Environment in Space - Hubertus Strughold
Solar Influences on the Extra-Atmospheric Radiation Field and Their Radiobiological Implications - Hermann J. Schaefer
Radiobiological Study of the Accelerated Heavy Ions - Cornelius Tobias
Experimental Biological Studies of Cosmic Rays - Jakob Eugster
The Weight Limitations and Capabilities in Rocket Propulsion for Manned Space Operations - Gen. Bernard Schriever
A Survey of Possible Propulsion Systems - Leslie R. Shepherd BIS
Ion and Photon Propulsion - Ernst Stuhlinger
The Launching and Tracking of Explorer Satellites - Wernher von Braun
The Rocket Booster Glider as a Space Vehicle - Walter Dornberger
Manned Orbital and Lunar Space Vehicles - Krafft A. Ehricke
Deceleration During Entry into Planetary Atmosphere - Dean Chapman
Experimental Use of a Sealed Cabin Simulator - George R. Steinkamp
The Use of Photosynthesis in a Closed Ecological System - Jack Myers
Psychological Problems of Space Flight - George T. Hauty
Psychophysiological and Medical Studies of Weightlessness - Siegfried J. Gerathewohl
Biological Aspects of Nuclear Propulsion - Col John E. Pickering
Keynote Address - Gen Otis Otto Benson
Lunchion speech - Senator Lyndon Johnson
Atmospheric Reentry Biomedical Aspect Noise Turbulence Vibration Temperature - Dr Randolph Lovelace and Scott Crossfield
Human Tolerance to Acceleration of Space Flight - Col. John Paul Stapp
Introduction to the Problems of Escape and Rescue During Space Operations - Col. Paul Campbell
Escape at Launching and in the Atmosphere - Robert M. Stanley
Rescue from Space By A Secondary vehicle - Krafft A. Ehricke
Rescue Through Retrieve Space Missions - Norman V. Petersen
The Vehicle - Combined Requirements - Alfred M. Mayo
Problems of Metabolism in Sealed Cabins - Hans Clamann
The Dilatation of the Astronaut - Maj. Evan R. Goltra
Perception and Reaction Times - Heinrich W. Rose
The Physics of the Sun - Walter Orr Roberts
The Environment of the Moon and the Planets - Gerard P. Kuiper
The Physical Environment on Mars - Gerard de Vaucouleurs
Survival of Terrestrial Micro-Organisms Under Simulated Martian Conditions - Lt. Col. John D. Fulton
Interplanetary Spaceflight from the Viewpoint of the Engineer - George P. Sutton
Interplanetary Spaceflight from the Viewpoint of the Physician - Hubertus Strughold
