1. About

A farmer in Kalimantan watches the sky, waiting for rain. A coastal family in Sulawesi tracks storm warnings on a small screen. A nurse in a remote Papua clinic depends on a scheduled drone delivery for vital medicines. Millions of lives across Indonesia's 17,000 islands depend in ways they may never fully realize on aerospace science and technology. The International Seminar on Aerospace Science and Technology exists to accelerate the work of the researchers and engineers who make this possible.

The ISAST Story

Born in 2013 under the stewardship of the Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), ISAST began as a technical gathering for researchers passionate about aviation and space. Twelve years later, it has become something far greater: a living international community united by the conviction that aerospace science is not merely about satellites and aircraft, it is about human lives, food security, clean energy, and the resilience of communities in the face of an uncertain world.

Every edition of ISAST has left its mark. From Lombok in 2016, where the community rallied around Indonesia's homegrown N219 aircraft program to the resilience of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a pivot to virtual formats and the community proved it would not be grounded. Through the integration into BRIN's research ecosystem, through joint sessions with ITB (SAWAE-ISAST 2025), and through publications in AIP, IOP, and Springer Proceedings in Physics, ISAST has steadily grown from a regional seminar into a cornerstone of the global aerospace research calendar.

As a tribute to this journey, ISAST 2026 will open with a special screening of "More Than a Decade of Aerospace Innovation (2013–2026)", a video journey through twelve editions, the faces, the breakthroughs, and the milestones that have shaped our community.

Why Yogyakarta? Why Now?

There is something deeply meaningful about gathering in Yogyakarta to discuss disaster resilience. In 2010, Mount Merapi's catastrophic eruption tested this ancient city's spirit. Guided by centuries of local wisdom embedded in the Sultan's early warning traditions, combined with modern emergency coordination systems, Yogyakarta survived and rebuilt, a testament to what happens when human wisdom, community solidarity, and modern technology work in concert. This city understands, in its very bones, that resilience is not accidental: it is built, practiced, and continuously renewed.

It is no coincidence that ISAST 2026, a conference dedicated to Aerospace for Humanity, gathers in this city. As we confront accelerating climate disruptions, food insecurity, and energy volatility, the aerospace community has a profound responsibility and a unique capability to respond. The satellite systems that monitor drought and flood, the UAVs that deliver aid to cut-off communities, the space-based early warning platforms that give communities precious hours to prepare, all of these begin in research rooms like the ones ISAST brings together.

2. Theme

“Aerospace for Humanity”

Strengthening Food and Energy Security and Disaster Resilience in an Uncertain World

This theme positions aerospace science as humanity's ally, not an abstract technological domain, but a practical, urgent force for improving and protecting human lives. ISAST 2026 invites researchers, engineers, industry leaders, and policymakers to converge around three pillars: food security through remote sensing and monitoring; energy security through space-based data and autonomous systems; and disaster resilience through early warning platforms, rapid-response aerial systems, and space situational awareness.

3. Conference Topics

Papers are invited presenting original research, engineering studies, and applied analyses in the following areas:

• UAV Technology and its Application

• Satellite Engineering and Remote Sensing

• Space Science and its Application: Space Weather and Space Situational Awareness

• Astrophysics

• Space Policy and Space Economy

• Rocketry & Propulsion

• Fundamental Aerospace Science: Flight Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Modeling and Simulations

4. Time, Venue & Format

5. Important Dates

6. Publication

All accepted and presented papers will be considered for publication in:

• Scopus-Indexed Conference Proceedings (TBD)

• Indonesian Journal of Aerospace — IJOA (SINTA 2)

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