August 2016
Flying in formation - why China and the rest of the world should collaborate
... obstacles are going to prove much more challenging and difficult than technical issues. During last October’s International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Jerusalem, ESA Director General Johann-Dietrich Worner was quoted as saying he wants China...
April 2017
Urgent action needed to keep satellites safe in orbit
... F Di Pentino, “New Insights on the Orbital Debris Collision Hazard at GEO,” (Address to the IAC-11-A6.2.6, 62nd International Astronautical Congress, Capetown, South Africa, October 2011). 8 ibid. 9 See online: SpaceTrack.org
October 2018
The ethics of space exploration
... Foundation could increasingly - and more frankly - concern themselves with issues related to morality. The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) could invite philosophers to create a Space Ethics Committee. The list of potential initiatives...
October 2019
Reusability is key to expanding future space launch business
...Government from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. Clay is also the Vice President of Finance for the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the founder and Chairman of the Future Space Leaders Foundation, a non-profit organisation...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
.... “We’re building a truly open spaceport,” Carvalho enthused during an interview on a noisy Portugal Space stand at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan, Italy, in October. “Our recent suborbital launches from the Azores are more...
September 2025
Iran’s ascent - a space power in the shadow of sanctions
... papers. Iran has put on many displays of its space programme - obligingly for us in English - and attended the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Cape Town, when welcomed by fellow BRICS member South Africa in 2011. The best commentaries...
