IAF GNF Session: IAF International Astronauts Session: Life Between Worlds – The Astronauts’ Experience

Day: Friday 9 May 2025
Time: 11:00 - 12:00 IST
Location: Grand Ballroom, India International Convention & Expo Centre (IICC) - Yashoboomi

Moderator

Christian FEICHTINGER

Executive Director, IAF Secretariat

France

Speakers

Hazzaa ALMANSOORI

Astronaut, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)

United Arab Emirates

Sirisha BANDLA

Astronaut, Virgin Galactic L.L.C

United States

Alper GEZERAVCI

First Turkish Astronaut Turkish Space Agency Board Member Turkish Space Command Coordination & Execution Director F-16 &KC-135R Pilot, Turkish Space Agency (TUA)

Türkiye

Ajit KRISHNAN

Indian Astronaut Group Captain, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

Prasanth Balakrishnan NAIR

Indian Astronaut Group Captain, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

Michael LOPEZ-ALEGRIA

Chief of the Astronaut Office and Ax-1 Mission Commander, Axiom Space, LLC

United States

Angad PRATHAP

Indian Astronaut Group Captain, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

Rakesh SHARMA

First Indian Astronaut, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India

Eytan STIBBE

AX-1 Astronaut, Rakia Mission

Israel

Gopichand THOTABURA

Astronaut, Blue Origin New Shepard-25 mission

India