UNITED NATIONS HOLDS TRAINING COURSE ON SATELLITE-AIDED SEARCH AND RESCUE

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UNITED NATIONS HOLDS OPEN INFORMAL SESSION ON EDUCATION AND OUTER SPACE

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UN WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN VIENNA ON USE AND APPLICATIONS

OF GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS, 8-12 DECEMBER

CHINA’S FIRST MANNED SPACECRAFT CARRIED UNITED NATIONS FLAG

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VIENNA, 16 October (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) announced today that, following approval by the Secretary-General, two United Nations flags were flown aboard China’s first manned space mission, which returned safely to Earth early this morning.

WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ CAPACITIES

IN USING SPACE TECHNOLOGY 25-27 SEPTEMBER

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GRAZ HOSTS SYMPOSIUM ON SPACE APPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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WORKSHOP ON CONTRIBUTION OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGY TO BRIDGE DIGITAL DIVIDE

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UN COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE

CONCLUDES FORTY-SIXTH SESSION IN VIENNA

Report on UNISPACE III Recommendations Prepared;

Space Debris, International Satellite Systems Also Discussed

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COMMITTEE ON PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE TO HOLD FORTY-SIXTH

SESSION IN VIENNA, 11-20 JUNE

Concept of ‘Launching State’, Other Issues to Be Discussed

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Round-up

OUTER SPACE LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE CONCLUDES FORTY-SECOND SESSION IN VIENNA

Work Focuses on Space Assets, Harmonizing

Registration of Objects Launched into Space, Ethics in Outer Space

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