Prague to host IAF congress in 2010

Prague will host the 61st congress of the International Astronautical Federation in 2010, the Czech Space Office announced on Monday. The agreement was signed this month at federation’s 59th congress in Glasgow. The IAF congress, last held in Prague in 1977, will be attended by 1500 to 2000 scientists from around the world. The Czech Republic is also set to join the European Space Agency by the end of this year.