World Space Agencies Plan To Address Societal Needs (SpaceCom)

By Leonard David, Posted 01/22/09

Link: http://www.space.com/news/iss_society_011031.html

WASHINGTON Space agencies around the world must push forward on building government-to-government and multi-national industrial partnerships given the weakening global economy. Furthermore, spacefaring countries need to better match satellite services with societal needs. At the final session of the International Space Symposium,… space agency heads of several countries outlined the challenges ahead for government and industry space programs.