Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) 2025

Why in News?

• The Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) 2025 is being organized in New Delhi from May 7 to 9.

Key Points:

• The conference is organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
• It is hosted by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and co-hosted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI).
• GLEX 2025 aims to encourage the sharing of programmatic, technical and policy information as well as collaborative solutions, challenges, lessons learned and paths forward among all countries seeking space exploration.
• The theme of the conference is “Reaching New Worlds: A Space Exploration Renaissance”.
• More than 1800 delegates from space agencies, industries and research institutes from across the world are attending this conference, including 233 international delegates from 36 countries.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

• It is the national space agency of India, established on 15 August 1969.
• Its headquarters is located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• It functions under the Department of Space (DoS), Government of India.

International Astronautical Federation (IAF):

• It is a premier international space organization, founded in 1951 in Paris, France.
• Its objective is to promote global space cooperation and disseminate knowledge in the areas of space science, technology, policy and education.