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...
- June 5, 2026
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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...
- May 28, 2026
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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),...
- April 30, 2026
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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...
- April 30, 2026
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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...
- April 30, 2026
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Many experts attended the 12th annual Space Traffic Management conference, “Operational Assurance for All” took place on 18-19 February 2026, in Austin, TX, USA. On this occasion Charlie McGillis, new IAA Corresponding Member for Social Sciences received her certificate from...
- March 30, 2026
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Prof. Roger-Maurice Bonnet passed away on January 19, 2026. He was elected a Corresponding Member for Section 1 on Basic Sciences in 1980 and a Full Member in 1985. Born in Dourdan, France, Prof. Bonnet studied physics and astronomy and...
- January 29, 2026
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Many leading experts, academic scholars, and industry innovators in the domains of aerospace and artificial intelligence attended the 2nd IAA Conference on AI in and for Space, in Suzhou, China on November 01-03, 2025. Photo: group photo of participants in...
- November 7, 2025
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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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