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Astronautic Medals and Diplomas

The FAI is awarding every year a number of prestigious Astronautic Medals and Diplomas.

Jean-Marc Badan appointed new FAI Secretary General

Jean-Marc Badan, the previous FAI Sports Director and Deputy to the Secretary General, has been ap...

2013 annual meeting of the FAI Astronautic Records Commission

2013 annual meeting of the FAI Astronautic Records Commission

The 2013 Annual Meeting of the FAI Astronautic Records Commission (ICARE) was held on 26 April 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland. 

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New 2012 FAI Annual Report just out !

New 2012 FAI Annual Report just out !

The FAI has released a new publication, the 2012 FAI Annual Report, designed to present the most notable achievements, developments, facts and challenges of the past year. It is meant to be a referenc....

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Main decisions taken at the FAI Astronautic Records Commission 2012 An....

Main decisions taken at the FAI Astronautic Records Commission 2012 An....

The 2012 Annual Meeting of the FAI Astronautic Records Commission (ICARE) was held on 27 April 2012 in Lausanne, Switzerland.  Here are the main decisions that were taken during the meeting:

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Jean-Marc Badan appointed new FAI Secretary General

Jean-Marc Badan appointed new FAI Secretary General

Jean-Marc Badan, the previous FAI Sports Director and Deputy to the Secretary General, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the FAI – the International Air Sports Federation. He will....

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Anniversary of the first spacewalk

Anniversary of the first spacewalk

On 18th March 1965, Russian cosmonaut Alexei LEONOV (RUS) stepped out of the spacecraft Voskhod-2 to become the first person to walk in space. He spent a total of 12 minutes and 9 seconds outside of t....

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Current Events

until 26 May 2013 2013 Uppsala Masters - Swedish Nationals Sundbro (Sweden)
until 25 May 2013 2013 Vesivehmaa Open Vesivehmaa (Finland)
until 24 May 2013 2013 Moldova Open Paragliding Championship Molovata (Moldova (Republic of))
until 25 May 2013 2013 Copa Pirineos Santa Cilia - Los Pirineos (Spain)
until 25 May 2013 2013 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP Rennes - Saint Sulpice (France)
until 25 May 2013 2013 The GIN Wide Open (Monte Valinis) Monte Valinis (Italy)
until 23 May 2013 2013 Flytec Championship Americus, Georgia (USA)

 

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Astronautic records

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Astronautic Medals and Diplomas

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The FAI is awarding every year a number of prestigious Astronautic Medals and Diplomas.

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History of Manned Spaceflight

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3h 54m 59s = World Record manpowered aircraft

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Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth

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There are 150 pilots in Paragliding Worlds