Outer space


OS/1722
3 April 1996


Press Release
OS/1722


LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION, VIENNA, 18-28 MARCH

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VIENNA, 29 March (UN Information Service) -- The Legal Subcommittee of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space has ended its session yesterday, a full week earlier than scheduled, having formulated a new compromise text on how best to ensure that the benefits of space research will be shared with developing countries.

OS/1717
8 February 1996


Press Release
OS/1717


OUTER SPACE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE TO HOLD THIRTY-THIRD SESSION IN VIENNA, 12-23 FEBRUARY

19960208 Background Release

VIENNA, 8 February (UN Information Service) -- New possibilities for using small, low-cost satellites to carry out a wide range of important tasks will be a key focus of attention during a two-week intergovernmental meeting which begins here on Monday, 12 February.

OS/1716
15 November 1995


Press Release
OS/1716


UNITED NATIONS SPACE PROGRAMME TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING IN TRIESTE, ITALY, ON DEVELOPMENTS IN SPACE-BASED OPTICS

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VIENNA, 15 November (UN Information Service) -- Current and future developments in optical instruments used in space-based remote sensing, telecommunications and astrophysics will be the focus of an international meeting of scientists and researchers to be held in Trieste, Italy, from 20 to 25 November.