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Name of interviewer
Y. Conrad
G. Lavezzi
Date of recording
12/02/2004
Transcript
pdf format, 21 pages
Cited persons
Glisenti,Giuseppe Solima,Gérard Finet,Paul Daum,Léon Mayer,René Monnet,Jean Ballador,?
Interview language
FR
Topics Pages
ECSC: ECSC civil service: recruitment 4
ECSC / Community regional policy: industrial conversion: 1953-1974 5-19
ECSC: ECSC civil service: social life: 1953 20-22
INT790 - Bonnet, Roger-Maurice
from Oral History of Europe in Space collection
Date of birth
23/12/1937
Place of birth
Dourdan (FR)
Nationality
FR
Graduated from Paris University in Physics and Astronomy, I961; Doctor in Physics of Paris University (Sorbonne), 1968; Director of
Laboratoire de Physique Stellaire et Planétaire of CNRS, 1969-1983; Chairman of ESA’s Science Advisory Committee (SAC), 1977-1979;
Director of ESA Science Programme, 1983-2001. In these duties, he established the first long term programme 'Horizon 2000'. He was
also entrusted with defining the European strategy for Earth Sciences and Observation, now called the 'Living Planet' programme.
Between 2001 and 2006, he served as an advisor on the 'Aurora' programme of planetary exploration; Joint Director General of CNES for
Science, 2002-2003. In these functions, he chaired a Commission on the future of the French space policy. The Commission’s report led
to a major reorganisation of the CNES; Executive Director of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) in Bern (Switzerland),
January 2003-; President of COSPAR (Committee for Space Research), October 2002-; Professor at the University of Liège, Belgium,
November 2002-. Prof. Bonnet is the author of more than 150 articles and scientific publications and a number of books including “Les
Horizons Chimériques” (1992), “International Cooperation in Space” together with V. Manno (1994) and “Surviving 1000 Centuries. Can
we do it?" together with L. Woltjer (2008). Awards and distinctions: Officier de la Légion d’Honneur, médaille d'Argent du CNES (1976),
prix Deslandres de l'Académie des Sciences (1980), Gagarine (1985) and Tsiolkovsky (1993) Medals by The Russian Federation of
Cosmonautics, Laurel Aviation Week and Space Technology (1985), Emil Award (1987) and 'Basic scientist' (1993) by the International
Academy of Astronautics (1987), 'personnalité de l'année dans les Sciences en France' (1987), Grand Prix of Association Aéronautique et
Astronautique de France (1996), Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of London (Imperial College) (1997), COSPAR Award (2000),
NASA Public Service Medal (2001), etc.
Name of interviewer
Prof. J. Krige
Date of recording
10/02/2005
Transcript
pdf format, 16 pages
Interview language
EN
Cited persons
Blamont,Jacques Auger,Pierre Delache,Philippe Gaulle,Charles De Lebeau,André Frutkin,Arnold Sagan,Carl Goldin,Dan
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