Please see our Media Section to access the most recent press releases issued by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). The International Academy of Astronautics Adopts Updated Declaration of Principles Concerning the Conduct of the Astronomy-based Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence...
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...
Many participants attended the 5th IAA Conference on Space Situational Awareness (ICSSA) hosted at GMV in Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain, on April 7-9, 2026. Photo: Group picture of the attendees in Madrid. View...
The IAA Board of Trustees held its 132nd meeting in Paris, France on March 23, 2026 at the IAA Headquarters. Photo: Lev Zelenyi (Russia), Thomas Schildknecht (Switzerland) , Rene Laufer (Germany), Christopher Geiger (USA), Jean-Marc Astorg (France), Fabrice Dennemont (France),...
IAA Newly Elected Members received their certificates and IAA pins from IAA President John Schumacher, IAA Secretary General Jean-Michel Contant, IAA Vice-President Finance Shigeki Kinai, IAA Vice-President Publications & Communication Marius-Ioan Piso, and IAA Executive Director Olivier Contant on Monday...
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...
