The 77th International Astronautical Congress concluded in Türkiye on October 9. Guo Huadong, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and a scientist at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of CAS, received the 2026 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his lifelong contributions to astronautics. CGTN's Wu Lei spoke with Guo at the event.