Europe in Space: Edoardo Amaldi and the Inception of ESRO

摘要

This European Space Agency (ESA) History Study Report discusses Edoardo Amaldiand the inception of the European Space Research Organization. Topics covered include: Amaldi's dream of a Euroluna before 1965; Franco-Italian alliance and Auger's Comite des Recherches Spatiales as a model for Europe; first public discussions of Amaldi's project: the British enter the field; and Amaldi's role in the development of a national space program in Italy and his lost battle against the European Space Vehicle Launcher Development Organization (ELDO).