Prof. Marius-Ioan Piso passed away on August 16, 2026. - IAA Vice-President and a leading architect of Romania's modern space programme - The international astronautical community mourns the passing of Dr Marius-Ioan Piso, Vice-President of the International Academy of Astronautics...
- August 17, 2026
- 7 Min Read
Prof. Wang Xiji passed away on August 12, 2026. He was elected an IAA Full Member for Section 2 on Engineering Sciences in 1987. Prof. Wang Xiji was the chief designer of China's first sounding rocket (T-7), first space launch...
- August 13, 2026
- 4 Min Read
During the Academy Day of the IAA in Florence, Italy on August 1st, 2026, Anil Bhardwaj from India, member of the IAA Board of Trustees, received the Basic Sciences Award of the Academy from Ralph McNutt, Vice-President, Athena Coustenis. Chair...
- August 7, 2026
- 1 Min Read
During the IAA Academy Day in Florence, Italy, on the occasion of the COSPAR Assembly, Prof. Masaki Fujimoto, Director General ISAS/JAXA, Japan, received his Academician diploma. Photo: Ralph McNutt, USA, Athena Coustenis, France, Masaki Fujimoto, Japan, and Jean-Michel Contant, France.
- August 7, 2026
- 1 Min Read
Prof. Teodoro Valente passed away on July 16, 2026. He was elected an IAA Corresponding Member for Section 4 on Social Sciences in 2024. Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency since 2023, was Full Professor of Materials Science...
- July 17, 2026
- 2 Min Read
All IAA Academicians (Full Member) should have received by email their ballot paper form in order to vote for the IAA elections 2026 (before end of June 2026 deadline). If you do not have received this message, please contact the...
- May 28, 2026
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Gerhard Schwehm (Germany) and Sorin Zgura (Romania) received the IAA Basic Sciences Section Award 2025 of the International Academy of Astronautics on March 23, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo: Olivier Contant (USA), Shigeki Kinai (Japan), Jean-Michel Contant (France), Ralph McNutt...
- April 30, 2026
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Prof. Roger-Maurice Bonnet passed away on January 19, 2026. He was elected a Corresponding Member for Section 1 on Basic Sciences in 1980 and a Full Member in 1985. Born in Dourdan, France, Prof. Bonnet studied physics and astronomy and...
- January 29, 2026
- 3 Min Read