https://spacewatch.global/tag/international-astronautical-congress/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:20:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/international-astronautical-congress/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/star-vision-unveils-four-ai-satellites-for-orbital-computing-and-earth-observation/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78902 STAR.VISION unveiled four AI satellites at IAC in Antalya - two for orbital computing and high-performance AI processing, and two Earth observation satellites developed with Oman Lens.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/10/spacewatchgl-recap-iac-2026-day-one-antalya-talks-cooperation-builds-sovereignty/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=78549
Written by Torsten Kriening
IAC 2026 opened with a promise of international cooperation, but the message underneath was sovereignty. From Türkiye's lunar ambitions and Europe's crewed autonomy debate to NASA's reshaped Artemis plans and China's planetary defence push, Torsten Kriening reflects on the signals from day one in Antalya.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/spacewatchgl-opinion-iac-2025-in-sydney-the-worlds-largest-space-event-comes-to-australia/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67141 The 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025) — the most influential global gathering for the space community — will be held in Sydney, Australia, from 29 September to 3 October 2025. Organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), hosted by the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA), and co-hosted by the Australian Space Agency and NSW Government, IAC 2025 marks a defining moment for both the global and regional space sectors.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/09/spacewatchgl-opinion-the-stars-align-for-a-record-breaking-breaking-75th-international-astronautical-congress/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=61156 During the week 14 – 18 October 2024 Milan transforms into the world's space capital with the arrival of thousands of experts, scientists, industry professionals, and, of course, astronauts!]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/virgin-orbit-to-launch-sultanate-of-oman-into-deep-space/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38878 The Sultanate of Oman, Virgin Orbit, small satellite manufacturer and operator SatRevolution, AI data analytics specialists TUATARA, and technology innovator ETCO, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on Oman’s first mission to deep space. The consortium will also deliver additional small satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), including the first in Oman’s history.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/08/over-1600-presentations-at-the-virtual-iac-technical-programme-of-the-iac-2020/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=25063&preview=true&preview_id=25063 The International Astronautical Federation’s annual event, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), has been at the centre of innovation for the space community for 70 years. As such the annual event plays an important role to allow space professionals and the young generation to disseminate their research and develop collaborations.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/piece-from-raphael-roettgen/ Sat, 01 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18847&preview=true&preview_id=18847 2020 promises to be a big year in space, but not only for the well-known events you keep on hearing about, such as the expected crewed launches from U.S. soil on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule and Boeing’s Starliner. In the background, thousands of new space entrepreneurs are executing on business plans that take advantage of the tremendous decrease of the costs of accessing space and operating in it. Many of these entrepreneurs have important milestones in 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/spacewatchgl-oped-my-2019-in-a-review-the-2020s-challenges-and-risks-in-space-by-dr-malcolm-davis/ Thu, 02 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18143&preview=true&preview_id=18143 https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/spacewatchgl-oped-towards-space-3-0/ Sun, 17 Nov 2019 09:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17059 The space age has gone through two paradigm shifts since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957. Until the early 1990s, ‘Space 1.0’ was the province of government-run, taxpayer-funded space programs. Civil space agencies such as NASA, Russia’s Roscosmos and the European Space Agency, along with military and major aerospace prime contractors, were the main players. Then a paradigm shift to ‘Space 2.0’ got underway when the commercial space sector entered the global market and began to  achieve dominance.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/spacewatchgl-interviews-daniel-l-dumbacher-of-american-institute-of-aeronautics-and-astronautics/ Sun, 18 Nov 2018 09:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11380 Tell us about your career and the current job you are doing I had a fun career and got to do a lot of cool stuff and work with a lot of cool people. I had the opportunity to work on the Shuttle main engine before the first Shuttle flight as a summer student and ended my NASA career as Program Director on the Space Launch System and Orion at NASA Headquarters.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/69th-iac-2018-in-bremen-celebrates-record-breaking-levels-of-attendance/ Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10753 The International Astronautical Congress held in Bremen, Germany last week welcomed a record 6,500 delegates and 83 registered countries, reaffirming a global love affair with space. In addition, more than 10.000 participants attended the public day on Wednesday 3 October to tune-in live to the International Space Station (ISS) for a live session with Alexander Gerst, the second ESA and first German commander of the ISS in the twenty years of its existence.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/australia-quiet-achiever-space/ Sun, 04 Feb 2018 07:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7335 Australia is no emerging space nation. In fact, its history in space goes all the way back to the 1950s and it has quietly worked to make achievements in the industry that are both consistent and significant. However, when the International Astronautical Congress was held in Adelaide last year, Australia decided to advance it’s ambitions […]]]> https://spacewatch.global/2016/09/innovation-outer-space-not-rocket-science-part-2-case-australian-space/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 09:00:04 +0000 http://spacewatchme.com/?p=1528 Australia’s space industry needs to catch up with the rest of the world. Andrea Boyd, Flight Operations Engineer for the International Space Station in Germany, explained why at the recent GAP Summit in Part Two of her case for a more proactive Australian space policy and programme. Part One can be read here.   As mentioned, I’m […]]]>