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IAA Gala Dinner
Milan 2024

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden

IAA Award Dinner Ceremony, 2024
IAA Academician Bill Nelson, NASA Administrator

Receiving his Academician title from IAA President John Schumacher and Secretary General Jean-Michel Contant

IAA 2024 Von Karman Award
Honoring IAA Academician Charles Bolden, Former NASA Administrator

Charles Bolden was awarded the Von Karman Award, the Academy's most prestigious honor. The award was presented by former Governor General of Canada and IAA Academician Julie Payette, alongside IAA President John Schumacher and Secretary General Jean-Michel Contant.

50th IAA Anniversary Gala
35 Heads of Space Agencies, IAA Ceremony

IAA made history by convening 35 agency leaders, who unanimously endorsed the IAA Summit Declaration, emphasizing the need for closer international cooperation in key areas to advance global space activities.

IAA Cosmic Studies
Over 100 IAA Cosmic Studies Advancing Space Exploration by World Experts

The IAA's Cosmic Studies offer in-depth research and insights into most aspects of astronautics

A Tribute to IAA Academicians: Visionaries Who Shaped the Space Age

For more than 60 years, the IAA has pioneered space, uniting the world’s leading experts in astronautics to tackle groundbreaking challenges, recognize achievements, and provide direction for the peaceful exploration and use of space. By advancing global collaboration and innovation, IAA promotes international cooperation across all space-related fields and supports equitable access to space for all nations, for the benefit of humanity.

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World Ranking of IAA’s Space Research Journal – Acta Astronautica
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Nationalities Represented
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NATIONAL ACADEMIES PARTNERING WITH IAA
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ANNUAL CONFERENCES HELD

Founded in 1960 by Dr. Theodore von Kármán, the Academy honors the pioneering minds that shaped astronautics. The inaugural 1955 issue of IAA’s world-leading space research journal, Acta Astronautica, featured contributions from some of the foremost space pioneers, including von Kármán, his PhD student and IAA Academician Qian Xuesen, along with fellow IAA Academicians Wernher von Braun and Hermann Oberth. Their groundbreaking work in rocket science and space exploration laid the foundation for international cooperation in space and launched a new era of scientific discovery.

Upcoming Events
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The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its Space Debris and Sustainability Conference in Hong Kong on December 02-04, 2024.
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The symposium on the Peaceful Use of Space Technology - Health (IPSPACE 2024) will take place on December 10-13, 2024 in Hainan, China.
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The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 11th conference on Space Traffic Management in Austin, TX, USA on March 04-05 2025
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The symposium will provide a forum for scientists, engineers and managers to exchange information about planned and on-going programs and missions, and present new ideas, covering small satellite mission objectives as well as technology and management aspects for dedicated earth observation satellites.
Upcoming
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 9th conference in 2025 in Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. The bi-annual conference brings together world experts to discuss the threat to Earth posed by asteroids and comets and actions that might be taken to deflect a threatening object.
June 9, 2025
The International Academy of Astronautics has been fostering global cooperation in human and robotic space exploration for more than five decades. With the return to the Moon already started with robotics spacecraft and with humans in the next few years, planning for exploration beyond LEO is becoming finally a reality, while it is expected that the world’s space agencies will leave much of the work in LEO to private organizations. The goals of this new Symposium are to present the final results of IAA activities related to programs beyond LEO, beginning with the Moon Village vision. The Moon Village is considered the next logical step for humans beyond LEO and a stepping stone for Mars exploration and other interplanetary journeys. The aim is to promote an exchange of ideas and experiences, within the space community, discussing the activities presented, and proposing new concrete global space exploration activities involving established and emerging space agencies and industries.
Upcoming
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its Space Debris and Sustainability Conference in Hong Kong on December 02-04, 2024.
Expired
The symposium on the Peaceful Use of Space Technology - Health (IPSPACE 2024) will take place on December 10-13, 2024 in Hainan, China.
Upcoming
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 11th conference on Space Traffic Management in Austin, TX, USA on March 04-05 2025
Upcoming
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 9th conference in 2025 in Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. The bi-annual conference brings together world experts to discuss the threat to Earth posed by asteroids and comets and actions that might be taken to deflect a threatening object.
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its Space Debris and Sustainability Conference in Hong Kong on December 02-04, 2024.
Expired
The symposium on the Peaceful Use of Space Technology - Health (IPSPACE 2024) will take place on December 10-13, 2024 in Hainan, China.
Upcoming
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 11th conference on Space Traffic Management in Austin, TX, USA on March 04-05 2025
Upcoming
The symposium will provide a forum for scientists, engineers and managers to exchange information about planned and on-going programs and missions, and present new ideas, covering small satellite mission objectives as well as technology and management aspects for dedicated earth observation satellites.
Upcoming
The International Academy of Astronautics will hold its 9th conference in 2025 in Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. The bi-annual conference brings together world experts to discuss the threat to Earth posed by asteroids and comets and actions that might be taken to deflect a threatening object.
June 9, 2025
The International Academy of Astronautics has been fostering global cooperation in human and robotic space exploration for more than five decades. With the return to the Moon already started with robotics spacecraft and with humans in the next few years, planning for exploration beyond LEO is becoming finally a reality, while it is expected that the world’s space agencies will leave much of the work in LEO to private organizations. The goals of this new Symposium are to present the final results of IAA activities related to programs beyond LEO, beginning with the Moon Village vision. The Moon Village is considered the next logical step for humans beyond LEO and a stepping stone for Mars exploration and other interplanetary journeys. The aim is to promote an exchange of ideas and experiences, within the space community, discussing the activities presented, and proposing new concrete global space exploration activities involving established and emerging space agencies and industries.
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The IAA made history in 2010 by convening 35 heads of space agencies for the first time. These space leaders signed the IAA Summit Declaration, committing to advance cooperation in Human Spaceflight, Planetary Exploration, Disaster Management, and Climate Change, reinforcing the Academy’s mission to unify global space efforts.

Upcoming Conferences & Events

  • Space Debris and Sustainability Conference, Hong Kong, 02-04 December 2024
  • IAA Academy Day, Beijing, China, 06 December, 2024
  • International Symposium on the Peaceful Use of Space Technology – Health (IPSPACE 2024), Hainan, China, 10-13 December, 2024
  • IAA Academy Day, Washington, USA, From Ranger to Artemis – The Evolution of Lunar Exploration, Washington DC, USA, 08 December, 2024
  • 11th Space Traffic Management Conference (STM), Austin TX, USA, 04-05 March, 2025
  • IAA Spring Meetings, Paris, France, 24-27 March, 2025
  • 9th European Conference on Space Debris, Bonn, Germany, 01-04 April, 2025
  • 15th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth System Observation, Berlin, Germany, 04-08 May, 2025
  • 9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference (PDC), Stellenbosch, South-Africa, 05-09 May, 2025
  • 12th IAA Symposium on The Future of Space Exploration – Moon, Mars and Beyond: Becoming an Interplanetary Civilization, Torino, Italy, 09-11 June, 2025
  • 11th CSA-IAA Conference on Advanced Space Technology, Shanghai, China, 21-23 September, 2025
  • IAA Academy Day, Sidney, Australia, 28 September, 2025
  • 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Sidney, Australia, 29 September – 3rd October, 2025
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Upcoming Conferences
Space Debris and Sustainability Conference
  • December 2, 2024
International Symposium on the Peaceful Use of Space Technology – Health 2024
11th Space Traffic Management Conference 2025
15th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth System Observation 2025
9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference 2025
12th IAA Symposium on the Future of Space Exploration
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Space Debris and Sustainability Conference
  • December 2, 2024
International Symposium on the Peaceful Use of Space Technology – Health 2024
11th Space Traffic Management Conference 2025
9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference 2025

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