Tue, Sep 07, 2004
Joining The EU Scientific Family
Turkey is in the club.
The European Space Administration Monday issued the following
statement:
On 15 July in Ankara, Mr Jean-Pol Poncelet, Director of External
Relations, and Prof. Noket Yetis, President of the Scientific and
Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), signed the
Framework Cooperation Agreement between ESA and the Government of
Turkey concerning Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer
Space for Peaceful Purposes.
Areas offering potential for cooperation encompass space science,
Earth observation research and applications, telecommunications, in
particular service demonstrations and satellite navigation,
microgravity research, ground segment engineering and
utilization.
Cooperation activities can take the form of exchange of
scientists, fellowships, co-organization of symposia and
conferences, joint activities connected with experimentation on and
utilization of products and services developed within the framework
of Agency programs, or promotion of educational activities in space
science and technology and in law.
Some cooperative activities are already taking place with Turkey
(hosting of an EGNOS RIM station in Golbasi, specific Announcement
of Opportunity for the utilization of ERS and Envisat data by the
Turkish Scientific Community). More are under discussion, for
instance the Turkish Academy of Sciences applying to become a
partner of the ESA/UNESCO initiative 'Space Agencies Open
Initiative on space technologies to support the World Heritage
Convention', and the Turkish General Directorate of Disaster
Affairs is set to become an Authorized User of the Charter 'Space
and Major Disasters ' through their first micro satellite Bilsat-1,
part of the Disaster Management Constellation.
The Agreement will enter into force upon finalization of the
Turkish approval process and will remain valid for a period of five
years.
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