World Space Award
Space award
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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 a 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
| 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 List
|
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] |
| 2025 | Jeff Bezos | Blue Origin (USA) | |
| Chang'e 6 Team | CNSA (China) |