XLI. Congress of the International Astronautical Federation in Dresden 1990 - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1990 - 100 Pfennig

XLI. Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, Dresden 1990 XXXXI. Congress of the International Astronautical Federation in Dresden In 1990, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the GDR issued four multicolored postage stamps. Special cancellation from 2 October to 1 December 1990 XXXXI. Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, Dresden 1990 From the 6th to the 13th of October 1990 Dresden hosts the XXXXI. Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). This non-governmental association of national societies and other organizations aims to promote the development of space research and space for peaceful purposes. Serving this purpose are the annual congresses, which bring together leading representatives of space agencies, cosmopolitans and astronauts to exchange scientific and technical information. The congresses are designed in cooperation with the International Astronautical Academy (IAA) and the International Institute for Space Law (IISL). The IAF, founded in 1950, currently has 111 organizations from 38 states as members, including as the host of the Dresden Congress the Space Research and Space Agency of the GDR. Organizers of the congress are the Institute for Cosmos Research of the Academy of Sciences of the GDR and the German Research Institute for Aerospace of the FRG. For the congress in Dresden a total of about 1500 participants are expected. Under the motto "Space for Peace and Progress", 74 symposia will be held in 23 symposia with more than 700 lectures.Working in 38 committees will complement the scientific program One of the thematic evening events will be dedicated to the status and perspectives of German space research In addition to a reference to the host city, the motifs of the special postage stamps characterize areas that are being treated at IAF congresses: Earth Exploration, Cosmic Meteorology, Lunar Research, Planetary Research, 100 Pfennig Value: Mars For the exploration and formation of our planetary system with space flight agents Mars was and is an important research topic (beginning of 1962 with "Mars 1" USSR). So far 20 missions of the USSR and USA (including Fly by) have been thoroughly investigating the atmosphere, the meteorological conditions and the morphology of the surface of the planet. The last activity was the Soviet "Phobos" project in 1988/89 for the research of the homonymous Marsmonde. Another Mars mission is scheduled for 1994. The depiction shows the large volcanoes of the Tharsis region and the Valles Marineris.