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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The IAA Board of Trustees held its 129th meeting in Paris, France on March 25, 2025 at the IAA Headquarters. Photo: Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli (Greece), Elena Fomina (Russia), Athena Coustenis (France), John Schumacher (USA), Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (Romania), Jean-Michel Contant (France), Shigeki...
- March 25, 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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Charles Bolden, IAA Member of the Social Sciences section, received the Theodore von Karman Award of the International Academy of Astronautics on October 13, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo: Julie Payette (Canada), Charles Bolden (USA), Jean-Michel Contant (France), John Schumacher...
- October 16, 2024
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Prof. Wu Meirong was the Director General of the China Center for Resources Satellite Data & Application (CRESDA), Beijing, China. She was responsible for the design and development of the Data Processing System for the transmitted data from three sensors...
- July 31, 2024
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Many Academicians and international experts attended the Academy Day Busan held on Saturday July 13, 2024 on the occasion of the COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Organizers of this event were Ralph McNutt, Athena Coustenis and Rosaly Lopes. Welcome addresses were given by...
- July 13, 2024
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Prof. Edward C. Stone, former IAA President and director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, longtime project scientist of the agency’s Voyager mission, died on June 9, 2024. Ed Stone was elected IAA Corresponding Member in 1982 and Full Member Section...
- June 12, 2024
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