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The Czech Space Office has returned from 66th International Astronautical Congress 2015 in Jerusalem. Motto of the IAC 2015 was "Space - the Gateway for Mankind's Future" and it was attended by total of 2,100 registered participants.
Even on the last day of the International Astronautical Congress, the CSO presented its activities and projects of Czech workplaces at its booth. The next IAC will be hosted by Mexican Guadalajara. This year's IAC has been elected the city for congress in 2018, German Bremen.
During the fourth day of the IAC 2105, CSO booth was attended by a number of interesting participants among whom was the director of the Polish Space Agency, the director of the Israeli company C.M.I. or representative of D-Orbit company. Despite the unstable security situation the congress continues without problems.
During the third day of the IAC 2015, the CSO continued in dialogue with the director of the Chinese company HEAD Aerospace, that plans to visit the Czech Republic in 2016. CSO staff also talked with representatives of the Singaporean company Astroscale that intents to be the first to capture and manage the extinction of malfunctioning satellites.
TThe second day of the Congress IAC 2015 the CSO visited the Israel Aerospace Industries, started a discussion on the possibilities of presentation of Czech workplaces in the newly launched web portal ByHEAD.com, participated in the Executive Committee of the Space Generation Advisory Council and met with representatives of Astrobotic Technology.
The 66th International Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem has just started. Visitors were welcomed in desert climate with temperatures reaching 30 °C and cloudless sky.
Czech Space Office has successfully completed its participation at the 65th International Astronautical Congress in Toronto. The time at the Cogress the CSO devoted to promoting Czech aerospace. CSO has also been involved in the activities of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) of which the CSO director serves as vicepresident.
The last day, the Congress was open to public and the program was also attended by many children and their teachers. The General Assembly has chosen venue of IAC Congress in 2017, the Australian Adelaide. Jan Kolář, the director of CSO, was re-elected for IAF Vice president and we evaluate the Toronto Congress more or less positively.
The fourth day of the Congress was very busy due to negotiations with the IAF and affiliates and discussions carried out during the Congress exhibition. As in previous days, the topic of small satellites came up several times, because its realization and launch today provide dozens of private companies and universities.
The third day of the Congress began with the extension of range of our promotional materials by American company XCOR Aerospace and it continued with the visit of several university booths and start-up companies focused on building small satellites and presenting a joint poster with colleagues from Kosmonauta.net.
