Global Space Agencies Gather For Collaboration

UltimaGuy handed us a link to a story on the Register site, covering NASA's plan to create a collaborative space effort across the globe. Agencies from 'Italy, Japan, China, Britain, France, America, India, Korea, Ukraine, Russia, Canada, Germany, Australia and the ESA' got together for the first time since the formation of the Global Explorations Strategy team last year. "This year, they met in Kyoto to discuss a draft Framework for Collaboration, which will set out how the various agencies will work together. The team has agreed that its main focus should be robotic exploration of the solar system, particularly of the moon, Mars and the near-Earth asteroids. It has also proposed a non-binding collaboration mechanism which would allow all agencies to share their plans, and look for opportunities to work together. This would also provide a route for agencies to share the data from their own missions with scientists from other agencies."

Comments

Kyoto?

[Whiney Mac Fanboy]

"This year, they met in Kyoto to discuss a draft Framework for Collaboration, which will set out how the various agencies will work together.

Uh, don't expect the US or Australia to ratify this framework for Collaboration ;-)

Re:Not going to happen!

[Columcille]

Please be very careful. I know you posted anonymously but that may not be enough. The Spitzoid People that control NASA from their home in the Garbotyl Nebula don't take kindly to earthlings catching on to their plots and plans. Please be careful. If you see any moving trash cans tomorrow, take cover - that's their covert agents!