World Space Award
The World Space Award (also known as IAF World Space Award) is presented by International Astronautical Federation to an eminent individual or team at the IAC Congress, after an nomination process, that has made an exceptional impact to the progress of the world space activities by their outstanding contributions in the fields of space science, technology, medicine, law, or management over the period of time. it is often described as the "world's highest aerospace award", first awarded in 2013.[1][2]
Past recipients
[edit]| Year | Recipients | Agency (Nation) |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Edward C. Stone | NASA (USA) | |
| 2016 | Yuri Koptev | Roscosmos (Russia) | [3][4] |
| 2017 | Charles Bolden | NASA (USA) | |
| 2019 | Apollo 11 Crew |
NASA (USA) | [5] |
| 2020 | Chang'e 4 Mission Leaders | CNSA (China) | [6][7] |
| 2021 | Hayabusa2 Team | JAXA (Japan) | |
| 2022 | Tianwen-1 Spacecraft Development Team | CNSA (China) | [8] |
| 2023 | James Webb Space Telescope Team | NASA (USA) ESA (EU) CSA (Canada) |
[9][10] |
| Elon Musk | SpaceX (USA) | [11][12] | |
| 2024 | Chandrayaan-3 Team | ISRO (India) | [13][14][15] |
References
[edit]- ^ Federation, International Astronautical. "IAF : IAF World Space Award". www.iafastro.org. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "China's Tianwen 1 Mars mission wins top international aerospace award". South China Morning Post. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "International Astronautical Congress to Present 2016 Awards in Mexico". Room The Space Journal of Asgardia. 21 July 2016.
- ^ "IAC 2016 will Recognize Achievements!". kosmonauta.net. 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Apollo 11 Honored at 2019 IAC". NASA. 21 October 2019.
- ^ "3 scientists win World Space Award for lunar mission". english.gov.cn. 12 June 2020.
- ^ "3 scientists win World Space Award for lunar mission". China Daily. 12 June 2020.
- ^ "China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission wins international space award". Space.com. 23 September 2022.
- ^ "NASA's Webb Receives IAF Award". NASA. 29 September 2023.
- ^ "NASA's Webb Receives IAF Excellence in Industry Award". Nethakani. 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Elon Musk wins IAF World Space Award at 74th International Astronautical Congress in Baku". Xalq Qazeti. 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Elon Musk wins IAF World Space Award at 74th International Astronautical Congress in Baku". Azertac. 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Chandrayaan-3 awarded World Space Award for historic milestone". Daily Mirror. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Chandrayaan-3: चंद्रयान-3 को मिलेगा विश्व अंतरिक्ष सम्मान, इटली में 14 अक्तूबर को दिया जाएगा पुरस्कार". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Chandrayaan-3 Wins World Space Award for Historic Lunar Landing: 5 Key Points To Remember". Times Now. 22 July 2024.