On the occasion of the Academy Day Sydney held on September 28, 2025, the IAA 2025 Laurels for Team Achievement Award was presented to the Ingenuity Mission Team. The 2025 Laurels for Team Achievement are given to NASA Jet Propulsion...
- October 3, 2025
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Klaus Schilling (Germany) received the IAA Engineering Sciences Section Award 2025 of the International Academy of Astronautics on September 28, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: John Schumacher (USA), Klaus Schilling (Germany), Ralph McNutt (USA), Jean-Michel Contant (France)
- October 3, 2025
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IAA Newly Elected Members received their certificates and IAA pins from IAA President John Schumacher, IAA Vice-President Scientific Activities Ralph McNutt, IAA Secretary General Jean-Michel Contant, IAA Vice-President Finance Shigeki Kinai and IAA Executive Director Olivier Contant on Sunday 28...
- October 3, 2025
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Kimitake Nakamura (Japan) received the IAA Social Sciences Book Award 2025 of the International Academy of Astronautics on September 28, 2025 in Sydney, Australia for the book "Norm Formation in Space Law". Photo: John Schumacher (USA), Kimitake Nakamura (Japan), Christopher...
- October 3, 2025
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Please see our Media Section to access the most recent press releases issued by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). Announcements on IAA new members 2025 and IAA Awards 2025 are now available on the occasion of the September 28,...
- October 2, 2025
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On the occasion of the IAA Academy Day in Shanghai, China on September 23, 2025, Jean-Michel Contant, IAA Secretary General and Olivier Contant, IAA Executive Director, presented certificates and pins to the newly-elected Chinese IAA Academicians. Photo: Sun Yueqiang (China),...
- September 23, 2025
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Dr. Claudio Maccone passed away on 20 August 2025, in Torino, Italy. He was the Director for Scientific Space Exploration of the International Academy of Astronautics. He was elected a Corresponding Member for Section 2 on Engineering Sciences in 1997...
- August 21, 2025
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Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, former IAA Vice-President Scientific Activities and ISRO Chairman, died on April 25, 2025. He was elected a Corresponding Member from Section 2 Engineering Sciences in 1986, Full Member in 1996 and Honorary Member in 2018. Under his...
- May 22, 2025
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IAA Newly Elected Members received their certificates and IAA pins from IAA President John Schumacher, IAA Vice-President Scientific Activities Ralph McNutt, IAA Vice-President Awards & Membership Chrisoula Kourtidou-Papadeli, IAA Vice-President Publications & Communication Marius-Ioan Piso, and IAA Vice-President Finance Shigeki...
- May 8, 2025
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IAA Newly Elected Members received their certificates and IAA pins from IAA President John Schumacher, IAA Vice-President Scientific Activities Ralph McNutt, IAA Vice-President Awards & Membership Chrisoula Kourtidou-Papadeli, IAA Vice-President Publications & Communication Marius-Ioan Piso, and IAA Vice-President Finance Shigeki...
- October 16, 2024
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