Sun, Nov 02, 2008
Agencies Will Explore Cooperative Efforts In Space
During a meeting Thursday at the
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) in Seoul,
South Korea, NASA's Assistant Administrator for External Relations,
Michael F. O'Brien, and MEST's Director-General for Big Science,
Munki Lee, signed a joint statement of intent identifying potential
interest in cooperation in civil space and aeronautics
activities.
According to the statement, the two agencies agree to conduct
discussions to identify new cooperative activities related to space
exploration, Earth science, planetary science, human space flight
and aeronautics research. The fundamental goal of these discussions
will be to advance the interests of both nations through
cooperation in space and aeronautics programs. A joint report is
expected eight months from today's signing.
The discussions are intended to explore a wide range of
potential cooperative efforts, including exchange of research data
and analysis, potential contributions of scientific instruments and
hardware to support future missions, and collaborative exploration
architecture planning.
The discussions may also include the International Lunar
Network, an ongoing multilateral initiative to establish a robotic
network on the surface of the moon; the Global Exploration
Strategy, a dialogue involving fourteen international space
agencies for enhanced international cooperation in space
exploration; and the International Space Exploration Coordination
Group, a multilateral effort to coordinate space exploration
activities among government space agencies.
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