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Why 2029?

IAC 2029 will take place at a truly historic moment for space exploration.

The Congress will coincide with the 80th anniversary of IAC and the 60th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. It will occur during a pivotal era as NASA advances the Artemis program and prepares to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since the Apollo program.

At the same time, the planned retirement of the International Space Station will mark the transition toward a new generation of commercial space stations and expanded public-private collaboration in low-Earth orbit.

Why Houston?

Houston is globally recognized as “Space City” and remains the historic and operational heart of American human spaceflight.

Home to NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, as well as Space Center Houston, the city has played a central role in every era of human space exploration.

Texas is also rapidly emerging as a major center for commercial space activity, with companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin, Axiom Space, and Firefly Aerospace operating across the state, alongside leading research institutions and innovation hubs.

Together, Houston’s heritage and future make it the ideal location to convene the global space community.

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About IAC

The International Astronautical Congress (IAC), organized annually by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), is the world’s largest and most prestigious global space conference.

Each year, the Congress brings together governments, space agencies, industry leaders, researchers, startups, investors, astronauts, and students from across the international space community.

The event attracts more than 7,000 delegates from 80-100 countries and features over 4,000 technical research papers, making it the premier global forum for advancing space exploration and collaboration.

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