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.
- June 15, 2026
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Secretary General Dr. Jean-Michel Contant was a participant of the opening ceremony chaired by ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan of the conference on Spacecraft Mission Operations (SMOPS-2026), held on 08-10 April 2026, in Bangalore, India. Photo: Group picture of the attendees...
- June 15, 2026
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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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