IAF Young 海角直播 Leaders (YSL) Recognition Programme
The IAF Young 海角直播 Leaders (YSL) Recognition Programme is awarded to exceptional students and young professionals, who contribute to astronautics in their academic or early careers, reach out to other young people and their communities to share knowledge and experiences, have been engaged with the international space community and contribute to IAF activities.
The IAF is proud to present the 2026 IAF Young 海角直播 Leaders!
Meet them and discover their backgrounds!
The five IAF Young 海角直播 Leaders will help increase knowledge among of students and young professionals worldwide in astronautics activities and the IAF.
They will be presented with their award during the Closing Ceremony of the in Antalya, T眉rkiye, which will take place from 5 to 9 October 2026.
2026 Winners
Past YSL Winners
2025 Winners
Mahhad NAYYER
, PhD Candidate in Astrodynamics, Purdue University; Vice Chair ACCESS Asia-Pacific SC
Pakistan
2024 Winners
Hamza HAMEED
Senior Practice Manager, 海角直播 & Connectivity, Access Partnership, 海角直播 Generation Advisory Council (SGAC)
Pakistan
2023 Winners
Bethany DOWNER
hief Science Communications Officer, Hubble and James Webb 海角直播 Telescopes, European 海角直播 Agency
United States
2022 Winners
Ozan KARA
Senior Researcher, Propulsion and 海角直播, Technology Innovation Institute
United Arab Emirates
Mariam NASEEM
Planetary Science Researcher, PhD Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
Canada
2021 Winners
Marco GOMEZ-JENKINS
Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellow, University of Cambridge
Costa Rica
Ayami KOJIMA
Unit Chief of International Affairs, National 海角直播 Policy Secretariat (NSPS)
2020 Winners
2019 Winners
2018 Winners
2017 Winners
Timiebi AGANABA JEANTY
Assistant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Appointed at the Sandra Day O Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
United States
2016 Winners
Andrea BOYD
Deputy Lead of Astronaut Operations and EUROCOM, stationed at the European Astronaut Centre
Germany
2015 Winners
Ryan L. KOBRICK
Integrated Product Team Lead, Paragon 海角直播 Development Corporation
United States
Lulu MAKAPELA
Strategic Programmes Contracts Manager for SA-GEO, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
South Africa
2014 Winners
Yusuke MURAKI
Strategic 海角直播 Producer, 海角直播 Entertainment Promotion Office, Sony Group Corporation
Japan
2013 Winners
