{"id":16161,"date":"2018-10-05T19:08:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T17:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/?p=16161"},"modified":"2018-10-05T19:08:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T17:08:32","slug":"iac2018-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oewf.org\/en\/2018\/10\/iac2018-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"#IAC2018 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today ends the 69th International Aeronautical Congress with a record number of 6,544 attendees. On the public day, additional 13,000 citizens visited the exhibition and the special sessions. In particular, the in-flight call to ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst on the International Space Station, was a spectacular event and it was lovely to see over 6,000 people cheering for human spaceflight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> broke a record of attendance! 6544 participants and more than 13000 Bremen Citizens attended the Exhibition during the open day, plus 400 crew! it means that we had more than 20K people getting inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpaceExploration?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpaceExploration<\/a>!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvolvingEveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvolvingEveryone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AdAstra?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AdAstra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/saph4D84mm\">pic.twitter.com\/saph4D84mm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Camilo Andres Reyes (@CamiloAnReyes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CamiloAnReyes\/status\/1048141575715524614?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The most prominent topics during the congress were:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Moon<\/strong>: Both for going back there to stay, as well as stepping stone towards Mars. The Moon is the near-term goal in the Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) and several technical sessions focused on Moon Exploration from technology, scientific or commercial aspects. At least two former Google Lunar XPrize competitors (PTScientist and iSpace) were also present as exhibitors. Airbus pushed for its new competition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoonrace.org\">TheMoonRace<\/a> and Tom Enders (Airbus CEO), pushed for a stronger (leading) engagement of Europe in space.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16168\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_027.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16168\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16168\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_027-600x514.jpg\" alt=\"Global Exploration Roadmap\" width=\"600\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_027-600x514.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_027-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_027-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_027.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Global Exploration Roadmap<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16170\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_009.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16170\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16170\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_009-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"iSpace during commercial Moon panel\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_009-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_009-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_009-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_009.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iSpace during commercial Moon panel<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Enders <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Airbus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Airbus<\/a> Group CEO keynote talk at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iafastro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iafastro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAC2018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@IAC2018<\/a>: mentions <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMoonRace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheMoonRace<\/a> and thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@esa<\/a> chief <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janwoerner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@janwoerner<\/a> for focusing on lunar exploration <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUe0fztwbD\">pic.twitter.com\/dUe0fztwbD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A.C. Charania (@ac_charania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ac_charania\/status\/1047889655646044160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Lockheed Martin announced today that they will open up Orion for input for potential payloads to fly to the Moon and beyond. Therefore, they set-up a dedicated website \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lockheedmartin.com\/en-us\/capabilities\/space\/orion-payload.html\">What can you do with Orion<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jeff Manber of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NanoRacks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NanoRacks<\/a> and Tony Antonelli of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LockheedMartin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LockheedMartin<\/a> invite ideas on how to create new commercial opportunities on Orion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0qKKbNFDdF\">https:\/\/t.co\/0qKKbNFDdF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUWPqkKV7q\">pic.twitter.com\/wUWPqkKV7q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Kugler (@phalanx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phalanx\/status\/1048093059395682304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Deep Space Gateway or also known as Lunar Orbital Gateway concept was also discussed during the congress. The idea is to build a station in cislunar space and from there, send humans back to the Moon and to use it for future human missions into the solar system. The Deep Space Gateway is quite controversially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lockheedmartin.com\/en-us\/capabilities\/space\/orion-payload.html\">discussed within the community<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/LOP-G_General_Information.jpg\/1920px-LOP-G_General_Information.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/LOP-G_General_Information.jpg\/1920px-LOP-G_General_Information.jpg\" alt=\"Deep Space Gateway\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Wikipedia<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cA Gateway spacecraft near the moon adds key infrastructure to enable deep-space missions by astronauts to explore the lunar surface and establish a jumping-off point to Mars.\u201d Boeing\u2019s Pete McGrath at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rmhg0i7kmn\">pic.twitter.com\/Rmhg0i7kmn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoeingSpace\/status\/1047154313943023616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a>: Presentations by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SierraNevCorp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SierraNevCorp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LockheedMartin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LockheedMartin<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NanoRacks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NanoRacks<\/a> envisioned what a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a> lunar gateway to deep space will look like. <br \/>William Pratt of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LockheedMartin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LockheedMartin<\/a> said \u201cthis is not the ISS-2.0\u201d. Neeraj Gupta of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SierraNevCorp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SierraNevCorp<\/a> stressed the importance of flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Caroline Juang (@caro_in_space) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caro_in_space\/status\/1047130516405850112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the IAC is a very international congress, <strong>international cooperation<\/strong> is of course a hot topic. During the heads of agency panels, every panelist ensured that they encourage international cooperation and want to extend their collaboration. Also, cooperation between China and the US seems feasible, but before this happens some changes in the politics are necessary. Another example of international cooperation is the Orion project. I saw at least 4 different Orion mockups from different companies at the IAC exhibition.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16174\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_016.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16174\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16174\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_016-600x529.jpg\" alt=\"Orion with the ESA\/Airbus service module\" width=\"600\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_016-600x529.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_016-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_016-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-02_IAC2018_Day02_016.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orion with the ESA\/Airbus service module<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All the countries contributing in Orion module! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvolvingEveryone?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InvolvingEveryone<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bZWpF2fgMc\">pic.twitter.com\/bZWpF2fgMc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TechForSpace (@techforspace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techforspace\/status\/1048142323991937024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the greatest examples of international cooperation is of course the <strong>International Space Station<\/strong>, which has its 20th anniversary this year. Several astronauts gave insights into ISS research in a special session.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16176\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-04_IAC2018_Day04_024.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16176\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16176\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-04_IAC2018_Day04_024-600x443.jpg\" alt=\"OeWF board members Sophie Gruber &amp; Olivia Haider gave a talk on AMADEE-18 Junior Researchers Program\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-04_IAC2018_Day04_024-600x443.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-04_IAC2018_Day04_024-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-04_IAC2018_Day04_024-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-04_IAC2018_Day04_024.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OeWF board members Sophie Gruber &amp; Olivia Haider gave a talk on AMADEE-18 Junior Researchers Program<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The biggest highlight during the IAC week was definitely the<strong> landing of the MASCOT lander<\/strong> on the comet Ryugu. Mascot is part of the Hayabusa-2 mission and left the mothership in the early morning on 03Oct2018. On Wednesday morning, representatives of DLR, JAXA and CNES, which cooperate in this mission, were very happy and relaxed. In today\u2019s early breaking news, the first pictures from the asteroid were released. The Mascot lander itself worked for 17 hours on the surface of the comet (16 hours were expected) and changed its position several times. Via the Hayabusa2 mothership, the collected science data is transmitted to Earth, were it will take months to analyze it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_16178\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-1.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16178\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16178\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-1-600x408.jpg\" alt=\"Hayabusa2 1:1 mockup\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-1-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-1-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/2018-10-01_IAC2018_Day01_004-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hayabusa2 1:1 mockup<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16180\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/05Bild_16zu9_MASCOT_LastOrder.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16180\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16180\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/05Bild_16zu9_MASCOT_LastOrder-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Mascot's view of Ryugu's surface (c) DLR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/05Bild_16zu9_MASCOT_LastOrder-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/05Bild_16zu9_MASCOT_LastOrder-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/05Bild_16zu9_MASCOT_LastOrder-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/05Bild_16zu9_MASCOT_LastOrder.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mascot&#8217;s view of Ryugu&#8217;s surface (c) DLR<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16185\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mascot-seen-from-Hayabusa2_DLR.jpg\" class=\"fancybox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16185\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16185\" src=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mascot-seen-from-Hayabusa2_DLR-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Mascot seen by Hayabusa2, shortly before landing (c) Credit: JAXA, Tokyo Universit\u00e4t, Kochi Univ., Rikkyo Univ., Nagoya Univ., Chiba Institut f\u00fcr Technologie, Meiji Univ., Aizu Univ., AIST\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mascot-seen-from-Hayabusa2_DLR-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mascot-seen-from-Hayabusa2_DLR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mascot-seen-from-Hayabusa2_DLR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mascot-seen-from-Hayabusa2_DLR-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oewf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Mascot-seen-from-Hayabusa2_DLR.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mascot seen by Hayabusa2, shortly before landing<br \/>(c) Credit: JAXA, Tokyo Universit\u00e4t, Kochi Univ., Rikkyo Univ., Nagoya Univ., Chiba Institut f\u00fcr Technologie, Meiji Univ., Aizu Univ., AIST<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>We congratulate the all teams at DLR, CNES &amp; Jaxa to the successful mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The IAC2018 concluded with the election of a new IAF president Mrs. Pascale Ehrenfreund \u2013 the first woman to hold this position. Dear Pascale, the whole OeWF team congratulates!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLR_de?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DLR_de<\/a> Chair Pascale Ehrenfreund on her appointment as IAF incoming president!  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAC2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAC2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3IYlwJkNpg\">https:\/\/t.co\/3IYlwJkNpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DLR &#8211; English (@DLR_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DLR_en\/status\/1048213090414841856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Signing off from Bremen, see you next year at IAC2019 in Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p><em>Author: Olivia Haider<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today ends the 69th International Aeronautical Congress with a record number of 6,544 attendees. 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