Space Researchers Gather In Paris

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Paris (ESA) Jul 19, 2004
At the invitation of ESA and CNES, the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is holding its 35th Scientific Assembly in Paris from 19 to 25 July. As happens every two years, scientists from all over the world are attending to take stock of their research findings.

Set up in 1958 at the dawn of the space age, COSPAR is an interdisciplinary science committee focusing on all research activities that deploy space systems - from balloons to satellites.

With some 4000 scientists registered as Associates, this is one of the largest autonomous scientific organisations in the space sector, making it a key contributor to the development of international cooperation.

The 2004 Assembly already looks set to yield an exceptionally good COSPAR vintage, providing a wealth of topical attractions. The unprecedented harvest of data gathered by Mars probes - ESA's Mars Express orbiter, NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers - provide stimulating input for many of the presentations and discussions, as do the first results from the Cassini-Huygens duo entering orbit around Saturn and those of Europe's Smart-1 probe heading for the Moon.

Over a fortnight before the opening day, over 2000 researchers had already registered to attend. "This is a record", says Jean-Paul Paill�, ESA's coordinator for the event.

"We are going to beat the figures for Houston 2002, when the Scientific Assembly had actually been twinned with the IAF's International Astronautical Congress".

This year's participants include two Nobel Prize winners, Paul Crutzen and Riccardo Giacconi, respectively honoured for their achievements in Chemistry (1995) and Physics (2002), along with heads of space agencies from around the world and representatives of industry.

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