Oct 12 1951

First Annual Symposium on Space Travel takes place at the Hayden Planetarium in New York. Speakers were:

Dr Albert Park - Director Museum of Natural History
Robert R. Coles - Chairman Hayden Planetarium
Willy Ley - Author "Thirty Years of Space Travel Research"
Robert P. Havilland - Engineer Project Hermes (GE) "Engineering and Application of the Satellite Vehicle"
Dr. Fred L. Whipple - Chairman Department of Astronomy Harvard University "The Upper Atmosphere and Empty Space"
Heinz Haber M.D. - Dept of Space Medicine USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field TX "Space Medicine"
Oscar Schachter - Acting Asst. Sec Gen. Legal Dept United Nations "Legal Aspects of Space Travel"

Ley was symposium coordinator.

Also in attendance were reporters from Collier's magazine.

Invitation for the 1st Space Symposium on Space Travel, October 12 1951

Artwork for Symposium