The prestigious IAF World Space Award is presented during the IAC 2025 Opening Ceremony on Monday 29 September 2025 for outstanding contributions in space science, space technology, space medicine, space law or space management of exceptional impact to the world’s progress in astronautics.

The IAF World Space Award for 2025 (for Team) is bestowed to:

Chang’E-6 Mission

"The Chang’E-6 Mission: the world's first lunar sampling return from the far-side of the Moon marks a historical milestone in human lunar exploration.”

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