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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),...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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)
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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