UNIS/OS/546
PRESS RELEASE
UN Office for Outer Space Affairs and Keldysh Institute announce opportunity for developing countries to receive telescopes and training
VIENNA, 27 January (United Nations Information Service) - The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KIAM RAS) announced an opportunity within the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) for selected academic and research institutions in developing countries to receive small telescopes and training on how to operate them.
The opportunity, named ISONscope, is part of UNOOSA s Access to Space 4 All Initiative, that aims to bridge the gap among countries capabilities to leverage the benefits of space. The selected institutions will benefit from the experience of ISON and will have the chance to take part in global observation campaigns and contribute observation data to the Open Universe Initiative. The Initiativ