UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

with the cooperation of

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA

and

GAGARIN COSMONAUT TRAINING CENTRE,
STAR CITY, RUSSIA  

PROGRAMME

of the

International Science Symposium

HERMAN POTOČNIK
NOORDUNG

On the occasion of the Seventieth Anniversary
of Noordung's Decease

September 9 - 10, 1999
Maribor, Slovenia
Technical Faculties, Smetanova 17

HONORARY COMMITTEE:

Dr. Yuri Mikhailovitch Baturin
Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre, Russia

Acad. Prof. dr. France Bernik
President of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts

Dr. Franci Demšar
Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia

Piotr Ilyitch Klimuk
Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Centre, Russia

Dr. Lojze Marinček, Chairman
Minister of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia

Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman
Faculty for Electrical Engineering of the University of Maribor

Prof. Dr. Peter Skalicky
Chancellor of Vienna University of Technology

Boris Sovič
Mayor of Maribor

Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak
Chancellor of University of Maribor


PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

Dr. Stanko Blatnik
Tadej Brate, MSc
Prof. Dr. Bruno Cvikl
Prof. Dr. Franci Čuš, Chairman
Vojko Kogej
Prof. Dr. Anton Mavretič
Prof. Dr. Dušan Petrač
Prof. Dr. Janko Rupnik
Dr. Sandi Sitar
Irina I. Sokolova
Dragan Živadinov


ORGANISING COMMITTEE:

Slavi Krušič
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia

Prof. Dr. Maks Oblak, President
University of Maribor

Miha Pauko
University of Maribor

Hermina Pika Radmilovič, MSc
University of Maribor

Irina I. Sokolova
Gagarin Cosmonauts Training Center, Star City, Russia

Vladimir Vajda
Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia

Christoph Wesche
Hamburg

Dragan Živadinov
Ljubljana

Adresses of the Programme and Organising Committees:

University of Maribor
Mr. Miha Pauko
Krekova ulica 2
2000 Maribor, Slovenia
phone: +00 386 62 22 96 440
fax: +00 386 62 21 35 41
e-mail: miha.pauko@uni-mb.si

Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
Mrs. Slavi Krušič
Trg osvobodilne fronte 13
1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
phone: +00 386 61 17 84 600
fax: +00 386 61 17 84 719
e-mail: slavi.krusic@mzt.si

PROGRAMME

Thursday, September 9, 1999

900 Registration of the Participants

930 Opening Addresses

 

Chair: Bruno Cvikl,

University of Maribor, Slovenia

 

1000- 1025 Vasilij Melik, Slovenia

Herman Potočnik Noordung and His Time

1025- 1050 Tadej Brate, Slovenia

Science and Technology in Noordung's Era

1050 Break

 

Chair: Franz Rammerstorfer,

Vienna University of Technology, Austria

 

1105- 1130 Janko Rupnik, Slovenia

Herman Potočnik's Lineage

1130- 1155 Zmago Šmitek, Slovenia

Vitanje in the Age of Herman Potočnik

1155- 1220 dr. Sandi Sitar, Slovenia

Structural Problems in Potočnik's Work

1220- 1245 Discussion

1245- 1430 Break

 

Chair: Tadej Brate,

Cultural Heritage Office of Slovenia, Slovenia

 

1430- 1455 Vojko Kogej, Slovenia

Noordung's Contribution to Global Cosmonautics

1455- 1520 Jaka Alijeski, Slovenia

The Use of Space in the Military Purpose

1520- 1545 Yuri P. Gidzenko, Russia

International Space Station - The Future General Scientific Laboratory of the Third Millennium

1545 Break

 

Chair: Irina I. Sokolova,

Yuri Gagarin Cosmonauts' Center, Russia

 

1600- 1625 Alexander N. Egorov, Russia

Major Research Areas on the Orbital Space Station MIR

1625- 1650 Franz Rammerstorfer, Austria

An Algorithm for Simulating the Adaptation of Humane Bone to Changes in Gravity Conditions

1650- 1715 Dušan I. Petrač, U.S.A.

Noordung's Visionary Plans for Rotating Space Station and its Purpose

1715 Break

 

Chair: Dušan I. Petrač, U.S.A.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

 

1730 - 1755 Bruno Cvikl, Slovenia

The Universe: Sun and Gravitational Waves Investigations - Examples of the Existence Imperative and Further Cognitive Development of Mankind

1755 - 1820 Marko Robnik, Slovenia

Chaos, Climate and Intelligent Life

1820- 1845 Discussion

1900 Reception given by the Chancellor of the University of Maribor, Prof. Dr. Ludvik Toplak

 

Friday, September 10 1999

 

900 Registration of the Participants

 

Chair: Vojko Kogej,

Astronautical and Rocketry Club Vladimir M. Komarov, Slovenia

 

930- 955 Irina I. Sokolova, Russia

Welcome to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre 

955- 1020 Gennadi M. Manakov, Russia

Directions in the Development of a Training Base for Preparing Cosmonauts According to the International Space Station Programme

1020- 1045 Lioudmila Y. Zamaraeva, Russia

Method for Complex Data Analysis from Multi-Level Monitoring of the Earth's Surface

1045- 1110 Miloš Krmelj, Slovenia

International Space University and its Meaning for the Education of Space Experts

1110 Break 

 

Chair: Anton Mavretič,

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., U.S.A.

 

1125- 1150 Yuri M. Baturin, Russia

Illusions of Perception and Apprehension in the Period of Adaptation to Weightlessness

1150- 1215 Pyotr I. Klimuk, Russia

The Russian Training System for Cosmonauts and International Collaboration

1215- 1240 Dušan I. Petrač, U.S.A.

Experimentation in Weightlessness - Examples of Experiments at Low Temperatures

1240- 1305 Discussion

1305- 1500 Break

 

Chair: Christoph Wesche,

WSC Communications, Germany

 

1500- 1525 Viktor Ren, Russia

Parabolic Flights on the Aeroplane IL-76 MDK - a Unique Tool for Realising Zero-Gravity as One of the Most Important Factors of Space Flights

1525- 1550 Anton Mavretič, U.S.A.

Interplanetary Science and Voyaging to the Outer Planets

1550- 1625 Burkhard Bratke, Germany

Future Aspects for an Industrial and Commercial Utilisation of the International Space Station (ISS)

1625 Break 

 

Chair: Sandi Sitar

Research Scientist, Slovenia

 

1640- 1705 Stanko Blatnik, Slovenia

The Impact of the Space Research on Development of Information Society

1705- 1730 Christoph Wesche, Germany

Future Ideas of Space Ships and Space Travel

1730- 1755 Dragan Živadinov, Slovenia

The Problem of Driving Through Space

1755 - 1820 Discussion

1820 Closing Remarks