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NASA, United Nations Pledge To Support Peaceful Uses Of Space Under New Agreement
As a part of the MoU, both the organisations are planned to leverage NASA’s Artemis programme for UNOOSA’s access to space for all initiative.
NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on December 17, pledging cooperation in areas of science and technology to support peaceful use of outer space. In a statement, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said that the pact allows the UN agency to use NASA’s earth observation data to detect and combat famines, support disaster relief efforts, improve water management and sustainable urban development amongst others. On the other hand, NASA could use the UN agency s uniques position as the only global agency dedicated to space.
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17 December 2020
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs and NASA sign landmark Memorandum of Understanding to advance peaceful uses of outer space
VIENNA, 17 December (United Nations Information Service) - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States Government (NASA) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today pledging cooperation in areas of science and technology to support the peaceful uses of outer space.
The MoU brings together NASA s wealth of open-source spacecraft data, tools, and expertise and UNOOSA s unique position as the only UN entity dedicated to outer space affairs, to expand global opportunities to leverage the benefits of space. The partners will design capacity-building programmes, particularly for institutions in countries that do not yet have or that are developing space capabilities, to help them access space.
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Rathsman, meanwhile, said she would speak but only after the official announcement on December 17. Until those plans were nobbled by ESA.
As for the deafening silence we received from Pascale Ehrenfreund, president of the International Astronautical Federation and former head of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) this writer s not quite sure what to make of that.
Suffice to say, Ehrenfreund s departure from DLR earlier this year was shrouded in a similar amount of confusion and conspiracy as Wörner s upcoming departure from ESA one speaks of a lack of support but not much more.
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A giant leap for womankind is needed to close the gender gap in space exploration, experts say.
The World Space Forum on Wednesday heard women are accomplishing incredible feats in Earth but are missing out in space.
And the industry is also losing out by not harnessing their potential expertise.
“Women are doing amazing things here on Earth but are under represented in the space sector,” said Veronika Vashchenko, deputy representative for United Nations Children s Fund in Kazakhstan, who was speaking during the discussion. “To address it, we need to invest more in education for girls.”
Women are doing amazing things here on Earth but are under represented in the space sector