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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...

Many experts attended the 12th IAA Symposium on Future Space Exploration in Torino, Italy on June 09-11, 2025. View Event Details

Many experts attended the workshop on Key Issues of Manned and Deep Space Exploration, held on 03-04 June 2025, in Xi’an, China. Final Program is available at RESEARCH/SG C3 - Space Technology & System Development/SG 3.36

The 9th IAA Planetary Defense Conference was attended by more than 300 participants in Stellenbosch, South Africa on May 05-09, 2025. Detailed information is available at EVENTS/IAA Planetary Defense Conference

More than 200 participants from more than 20 countries attended the 15th IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for Earth System Observation held in Berlin, Germany on May 04-08, 2025. Detailed information is available at EVENTS/IAA Symposium on Small Satellites for...

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...

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...