October 2020
Connecting the global space community
... 65 countries have satellites in space and more than 50 percent of all space missions are conducted on the basis of international cooperation. The IAF is at the heart of this evolution with its worldwide and diverse membership and recognises the...
January 2022
Earth - no longer humanity’s only home
... and necessity for international cooperation. The ISS would not have been possible without international support and the ...critical capabilities. Human spaceflight is dependent on international cooperation. When talking about human exploration of Mars...
17 December 2024
NASA seeks to continue human presence in orbit post ISS
... of commercial spaceflight. “Low Earth orbit will remain a hub for scientific discovery, technological advancement and international cooperation, while making strategic investments in a commercial space ecosystem that benefits not just NASA but the...
February 2016
Defending Earth against cosmic hazards
... hazardous asteroids is one specific step already taken and others will clearly follow. Close international cooperation, in the form of scientific investigations, exchange of relevant data, development of appropriate technological tools, operational...
March 2016
Rosetta – Starting from Scratch
... experienced engineers to cover the main areas of expertise. Then he established links to NASA, part of the international cooperation efforts on Rosetta and very experienced in interplanetary operations. Even NASA hadn’t done many of the things that...
June 2022
Space activities and space debris - finding an ethical balance
... stages of mission design. Instead, the focal point must be on the challenges and opportunities associated with international cooperation and the creation of an accessible digital data library to support global space debris monitoring. At present...
