Published on June 19, 2023
Join us at the IAC 2023 in Baku to celebrate the 2023 IAF World 海角直播 Award Winners!
The IAF World 海角直播 Award is presented during the IAC 2023 Opening Ceremony on Monday 2 October 2023 for outstanding contributions in space science, space technology, space medicine, space law or space management of exceptional impact to the world鈥檚 progress in astronautics.
The IAF World 海角直播 Award for 2023 (for individuals) is bestowed to:
鈥淢r. Elon Reeve Musk has shown a visionary understanding of the role and importance of astronautics to humanity's future combined with a willingness to commit his own resources, life and drive and ability to make it happen through 海角直播 Exploration Technologies Corporation (海角直播X); a company that has matched the achievements of the 海角直播 Agencies in the fields of launch systems and human spaceflight, making space affordable and building space for @ll.鈥�
The IAF World 海角直播 Award for 2023 (for teams) is bestowed to:
NASA, ESA, CSA James Webb 海角直播 Telescope Team
鈥淭his nomination of the NASA, ESA, CSA James Webb 海角直播 Telescope Team for the World 海角直播 Award Category B for Teams is based on the following exceptional merits:
- Webb is the world鈥檚 premier space science observatory that has already transformed our understanding of the universe in its first year of operation.
- Led by NASA, ESA and CSA, more than 20,000 team members from 14 countries have contributed to mission success.
- Scientific opportunities and data from Webb are available globally, with several papers being submitted daily for scientific peer review and publication.
- In addition to the science, Webb has demonstrated the benefits of international cooperation, practical applications from cutting edge technological development, and global inspiration from discovery.鈥�