WIA Europe awarded two grants to attend the 64th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), which will be held in October 2013 in Beijing, China. The winners are two very motivated students pursuing Masters in Space Studies in International Space University (Strasbourg, FRANCE) involved in modern and challenging  space developments. A letter of achievements from WIA Europe, a grant of 500€ each and  all our congratulations  and wishes for a brilliant career in aerospace go to:

–         Vibha Srivastava, 27 yrs old, already involved in Mars exploration programs, who will present a paper entitled  “IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION ON MARS FOR HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT TO GENERATE FUEL FOR A NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION SYSTEM”

–         Danijela Ignjatovic, 36 yrs old, working in the project “Arctic-Resources and Navigation”, who will present a paper entitled “CHALLENGES FOR GNSS-REFLECTOMETRY IN THE ARCTIC”