IAC 2025 opens in Sydney with 8,000 delegates, ESA exhibition and cultural partners

The 76th International Astronautical Congress runs in Sydney Sept. 28–Oct. 3, 2025, drawing roughly 8,000 delegates and 12,000 visitors from 90 countries. Major agencies — including ESA’s “Elevating Europe’s Future” exhibition — and cultural partners like the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival are participating.

Discovered 2025-09-28T12:56:31.556963-07:00 | 2025-09-28T12:56:31.556963-07:00

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  • The congress concentrates global industry and agency engagement — roughly 8,000 delegates and 12,000 visitors — with major exhibits (including ESA’s showpiece) and adjacent cultural partnerships that expand outreach; see coverage that puts Australia centre stage.

  • IAC is a primary forum for program updates, policy alignment and commercial partnerships following a busy global summit season in Europe; for background on that recent summit activity, see reporting on the series of flagship space summits in Paris.

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