International Academy of Astronautics

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The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is an international community of experts dedicated to the v. a. has made promoting the peaceful development of space travel its aim. It is a non-governmental organization that was founded on August 16, 1960 in Stockholm by Theodore von Kármán . She works closely with the International Astronautical Federation and national and international space agencies. The IAA publishes the Acta Astronautica journal every month .

President is Peter Jankowitsch , he succeeded G. Madhavan Nair (elected in 2009).

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  1. ↑ IAA Brief @ iaaweb.org (accessed on 14 October 2010)
  2. ^ Acta Astronautica Journal