Apply today to be the National Point of Contact (NPoC) of your country! NPoCs are volunteers that act as contact point for SGAC in their country, forming a local team that coordinated SGAC activities at national level. Each country can have up to two NPoCs who work together to coordinate SGAC activities in their country.
SGAC held elections in November 2024 to elect the next Regional Coordinator (RC) in the Europe Region. We are happy to announce the selection of Niklas Wendel (Germany) as the new Regional Coordinator for Europe.
SGAC is proud to announce the following appointments to our team. Space Exploration PG Co-Lead - Sara Montefameglio Small Satellite Project Group Co-Lead - Andrew Karim Space Medicine and Life Sciences Project Group Co-Lead - Katherinne Herrera-Jordan Regional Communication Manager Middle East - Maedeh Taherkhany Commercial Space Project Group HR and Research Lead - Joanna Quan
DART MISSION: HUMANITY’S FIRST STEP TOWARDS PLANETARY DEFENSE
After the success of the 2024 Space Generation Congress (SGC) held in Milan, Italy, SGAC is beginning preparations for SGC 2025! SGAC is looking for two highly motivated young space leaders to join SGAC as the Congress Manager and Deputy Manager for next year’s event.!
SGAC has partnered with Aurelia Institute, who has chartered a flight from Zero Gravity Corporation for a microgravity research flight. This one-of-a-kind experience will subject 1 flier and the submitted projects to 20 parabolas of reduced gravity.
UNOOSA in collaboration with SGAC, launched the Space4Youth Essay Competition on "Empowering Youth for the Future of Space: Inclusive Opportunities, Skills Development, and Accessible Pathways". The best 5 essays will attend an Adult Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
In the space sector, AI is here to stay. However, as AI applications enhance satellite management and deep-space missions, they also introduce unique technical, security-related, legal and ethical implications that demand ad hoc and cooperative solutions to harness AI's full potential.
SGAC has partnered with Northrop Grumman to bring 1 student or young professional to attend the 10th SGx (March 10-11th, 2025) and SATELLITE conference (March 10th-13th, 2025) in Washington D.C., USA.
