Tag: United Nations
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Russia stands alone in vetoing UN resolution on nuclear weapons in space
Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have reaffirmed a nearly 50-year-old ban on placing weapons of mass destruction into orbit, two months after reports Russia has plans to do just that. Russia’s vote against the resolution was no surprise. As one of the five permanent members of the Security Council,…
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China launches civilian Earth observation satellite on Chang Zheng 6 rocket
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), the main driving force behind China’s space program, has successfully launched a Chang Zheng 6 (CZ-6) rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province. Liftoff took place at 02:19 UTC/10:19 am China standard time on Friday morning. The rocket carried a civilian Earth observation satellite…
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U.N. puts out a global call for payloads to ride on SNC’s Dream Chaser space plane
An artist’s conception shows Sierra Nevada Corp.’s robotic Dream Chaser space plane in orbit. (SNC Illustration) Remember those science-fiction movies where the United Nations was calling the shots in space? We may be one small step closer to that scenario. Today the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs, or UNOOSA, called on its member states,…
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Sierra Nevada Corp. is working with U.N. on global space program for Dream Chaser
An artist’s conception shows Sierra Nevada Corp.’s uncrewed version of the Dream Chaser space glider in orbit with a cargo module attached at the back. (Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation) Sierra Nevada Corp. says it’s working with the U.N. Office for Outer Space Affairs on an arrangement that would give countries around the world the opportunity…