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.
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...
45th Anniversary of the First Space Flight by a Romanian Citizen, European Astronaut Reunion, 12-17 May 2026, Bucharest, Brasov, Romania. .... View More
The 24th IAA Humans in Space Symposium successfully chaired by Dr. Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli, Dr. Elena Fomina and Dr. Jean-Michel Contant was attended by more than 100 participants in Montecatini, Italy on 20-24 April 2026. Photo: attendees in Montecatini, Italy.
