Published 02:31 IST, December 19th 2020
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.
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NASA and United Nations Office for Outer Affairs (UOSA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on December 17, pledging cooperation in areas of science and techlogy to support peaceful use of outer . In a statement, NASA ministrator Jim Bridenstine said that pact allows UN ncy to use NASA’s earth observation data to detect and combat famines, support disaster relief efforts, improve water manment and sustainable urban development amongst ors. On or hand, NASA could use UN ncy's uniques position as only global ncy dedicated to .
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As a part of MoU, both organisations are planned to lever NASA’s Artemis programme for UOSA’s 'access to for all' initiative, which offers opportunities for international research. In dendum, y would also design capacity building programmes, particularly for institutions in countries that do t have or are still developing ir capabilities. Lastly, y would also work on public outreach to increase awareness and understanding of global benefits that can result from vancement in kwledge of .
"We are proud to conclude this historic MOU with NASA. Our partnership will create new opportunities for global community, building on UOSA’s work helping countries lever to improve people’s lives," said UOSA Director Simonetta Di Pippo. "NASA’s kw-how and capabilities are unique and toger we will be able to open doors for all countries, in particular developing ones, to take part in benefits of next exciting phase of exploration and gain new tools to vance sustainable development."
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NASA's Artemis Mission
Artemis is a lunar exploration programme designed to establish a sustainable human lunar presence by end of dece. US ncy named 18 astronauts who will train for its Artemis moon-landing programme. Out of 18 selected astronauts, half of m are women. Sharing news on social media, only Indian-origin astronaut in programme Raja Chari said that he is "proud" to be a part of huge NASA team. He also ded that world needs more "explorers and dreamers" to land on Moon.
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02:31 IST, December 19th 2020