Fri, Nov 19, 2010
Says Exploration Beyond Low-Earth Orbit Will Require
International Cooperation
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (pictured) was among the
heads of the world's space agencies to participate in a summit held
specifically for those leaders Wednesday in Washington, DC.
After the meeting, Bolden congratulated the International
Academy of Astronautics on the 50th anniversary of its founding in
Stockholm, Sweden, and for its dedication during the past
five decades in bringing the world's experts together to discuss
and promote space research and exploration. He also praised
congratulate the academy on supporting the Heads of Space Agencies
Summit.
"More than two dozen leaders attended this meeting to discuss
issues almost all countries are grappling with, such as changing
national priorities and stagnant budgets," Bolden said. "NASA has
been actively working with many of the space agencies attending the
summit to further our common understanding of exploration and
establish global partnerships."
The NASA administrator said the agency recognizes that
exploration beyond low-Earth orbit will involve the coordination,
cooperation and support of other countries. "This theme of
international coordination has been the purpose of developing a
global exploration strategy, which many of the countries
represented at the summit actively support," he said. "It is my
hope that more countries will become supportive of this cooperative
dialogue and adopt a global exploration roadmap. With a roadmap in
place, the participating agencies and their countries will benefit
enormously from a comprehensive, global approach to space
exploration. I can assure you that as we look to the future,
international cooperation will continue to be a cornerstone of
NASA's exploration activities."
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