IAC 2019-Closer Than You Think

Boles and Magnus offer information on the 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2019) to be hosted by the IAA in Washington DC. The local organizing committee (LOC), AIAA staff, and industry anchor sponsor Lockheed Martin have been working closely with the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) staff and Bureau members to ensure an out-of-this world event. Since being formally handed the baton at the close of IAC 2018 in Bremen, Germany, a lot has happened. Most notably, aligning with the Congress theme "The Power of the Past, the Promise of the Future," the International Program Committee has established a plenary program that celebrates what the space community has accomplished in the past half century, while looking forward to the goals and challenges facing us over the next fifty years.