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Collaborations in Space: Memories of British Space Science, 19601980

Collaborations in Space: Memories of British Space Science, 19601980 Britain and the World 7.2 (2014): 261–269 DOI: 10.3366/brw.2014.0151 Edinburgh University Press www.euppublishing.com/brw Print ISSN: 2043-8567; online ISSN: 2043-8575 Witness to History Collaborations in Space: Memories of British Space Science, 1960–1980 Peter Sanford Background After being awarded a degree in Special Physics by the University of Leicester in 1960, the Head of Department, Professor E.A. Stewardson, offered me a research position to assist in a recently-established programme to study the X-radiation from the sun – at that time the only known source of cosmic X-rays. This paper contains some of my recollections and impressions of my subsequent participation in the British collaborative programme of international space research, first at University of Leicester and, subsequently, from 1965 onwards, at University College London (UCL). Until 1980 I was involved in trans-Atlantic collaboration, which took me to the United States of America on a regular basis, and I also found myself collaborating with space scientists from other European countries. By the late 1950s, the University of Leicester had built up a notable space science group in its Physics department, however, it was not the only British university building such research groups. UCL was another pioneer 1 Peter Sanford is known for his http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Britain and the World Edinburgh University Press

Collaborations in Space: Memories of British Space Science, 19601980

Britain and the World , Volume 7 (2): 9 – Sep 1, 2014

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Witness to History; History
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2043-8567
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Britain and the World 7.2 (2014): 261–269 DOI: 10.3366/brw.2014.0151 Edinburgh University Press www.euppublishing.com/brw Print ISSN: 2043-8567; online ISSN: 2043-8575 Witness to History Collaborations in Space: Memories of British Space Science, 1960–1980 Peter Sanford Background After being awarded a degree in Special Physics by the University of Leicester in 1960, the Head of Department, Professor E.A. Stewardson, offered me a research position to assist in a recently-established programme to study the X-radiation from the sun – at that time the only known source of cosmic X-rays. This paper contains some of my recollections and impressions of my subsequent participation in the British collaborative programme of international space research, first at University of Leicester and, subsequently, from 1965 onwards, at University College London (UCL). Until 1980 I was involved in trans-Atlantic collaboration, which took me to the United States of America on a regular basis, and I also found myself collaborating with space scientists from other European countries. By the late 1950s, the University of Leicester had built up a notable space science group in its Physics department, however, it was not the only British university building such research groups. UCL was another pioneer 1 Peter Sanford is known for his

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