IAF Honorary Ambassadors

In 2021, the IAF President launched the IAF Honorary Ambassadorship Programme, aimed at keeping the IAF Past Presidents and Vice Presidents deeply engaged with the Federation.
Thanks to their extensive network and their broad knowledge of the IAF, the Federation is constantly promoted worldwide as the global leading space advocacy body at various meetings and gatherings throughout the year.

Pascale EHRENFREUND

President, President of Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

France

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Nobu OKADA

Founder & CEO, Astroscale

Japan

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Andreas LINDENTHAL

Head of Business Operations Space Systems, Head of Spacecraft Equipment, Head of Space Systems Germany, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

Germany

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Anthony TSOUGRANIS

Europe Team Lead, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

United States

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Xiaojun WANG

President, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)

China

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Dominique TILMANS

President, EURISY

Belgium

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Mary SNITCH

Lead, External Engagements, Lockheed Martin Corporation

United States

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Sergey SAVELIEV

Deputy Director General for International Cooperation, ROSCOSMOS

Russia

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Deganit PAIKOWSKY

Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel

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Mohammed Nasser AL AHBABI

Former Director General, UAE Space Agency

United Arab Emirates

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Bruce CHESLEY

Senior Associate, Teaching Science and Technology, Inc (TSTI)

United States

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Jean-Yves LE GALL

Former President, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES)

France

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Minoo RATHNASABAPATHY

Research Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States

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S. SOMANATH

Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

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