European Preparatory Commission on Space Research : [Fonds], 1959-1964

Resource Information

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Label

European Preparatory Commission on Space Research : [Fonds], 1959-1964

Title remainder

[Fonds]

Inclusive dates

1959-1964

Creator

• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research

Contributor

• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research, European Space Research Study Group
• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research, Launching Programme Sub-Committee
• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research, Legal Administrative and Financial Group
• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research, Scientific and Technical Working Group

Subject

• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research -- Finance
• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research -- History
• European space programmes
• Space sciences -- Europe -- Experiments
• Space sciences -- International cooperation
• European Preparatory Commission for Space Research -- Administration

Language

• eng
• fre
• ger
• ita
• swe
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

The fonds mainly comprises the official series of "Blue Papers" emanating from COPERS' decision making bodies and working groups (minutes, working papers from permanent and temporary bodies). Apart from official directives, a small set of the European Space Research Study Group (GEERS)'s documents refers to the setting up of COPERS. Relevant papers on the ESRO Convention are also included, the most important being the minutes of the ESRO Conference in 1962

Biographical or historical data

In late 1960 a conference of European senior scientists took place in Meyrin, Switzerland. This conference formalised the so called Meyrin agreement, officially establishing COPERS on the 27 February 27 1961 with the aim of laying the foundations for a proper international organisation capable of planning and implementing programmes of common interest for Europe's entry into space. It began working on a draft of a convention setting up the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) which was signed in Paris on the 14 June 1962 by most of COPERS member states (Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, while Austria and Norway abstained from signing). In addition COPERS was responsible for carrying out such studies as might be assigned to it by the governments to facilitate the initial activities of the Organisation.

Cataloging source

IT-FiEUI

Language note

Fonds in English, French, German, Italian, Swdish, and Spanish. Inventory in English

Location of other archival material

Documentation annexed to the fonds include: technical memorandum on the organisation and temporary installations of the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Delft, technical studies for the use of scientific groups concerning the Belier, Centaure and Skylark rockets.