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The International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (www.iaass.org), legally established in the Netherlands, is a non-profit organisation dedicated to furthering international cooperation and scientific advancement in the field of space systems safety. IAASS is a member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). The association exists to help shape and advance an international culture of space safety (technical, organisational and socio-political) which would contribute to make space missions, vehicles, stations, extraterrestrial habitats, equipment and payload safer for the general public, ground personnel crews and flight participants. The association will also pursue a culture of safeguard of valuable on-orbit assets.

The third IAASS Conference “Building, Together, a Safer Space” is an invitation to reflect and exchange information on a number of topics in space safety of national and international interest. The once exclusive “club” of nations with autonomous sub-orbital and orbital space access capabilities is becoming crowded with fresh and ambitious new entrants. Commercial spaceports are being planned and built, while some of the old ones are changing hands from military to private and commercial management.