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| Formation | 1951 |
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| Founded at | Paris, France |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | Space advocacy |
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Membership | 397 members from 68 countries |
Official languages | English |
| Website | www |
The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is an international space advocacy organization based in Paris, and founded in 1951 as a non-governmental organization to establish a dialogue between scientists around the world and to lay the information for international space cooperation. It has over 390 members from 68 countries across the world. They are drawn from space agencies, companies, universities, professional associations, museums, government organizations and learned societies. The IAF organizes the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC).[1] As of 2019,[update] Pascale Ehrenfreund has served as the president of the IAF.
- ^ "About Us". Iafastro website. IAF. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.