Prof. Liu Jiyuan, former Vice-President of the International Academy of Astronautics for Publications and Communication (2009–2019), passed away, leaving the international astronautical community in mourning... View More
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...
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...
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...
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.
