COSPAR

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COSPAR

The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) was established by the International Council for Science

International Council for Science

The International Council for Science , formerly called the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science....
in 1958.

Among COSPAR's objectives are the promotion of scientific research in space

Outer space

Outer space comprises the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. Outer space is used to distinguish it from airspace and terrestrial locations....
on an international level, with emphasis on the free exchange of results, information, and opinions, and providing a forum, open to all scientist

Scientist

A scientist, in the broadest sense, refers to any person that engages in a system activity to acquire knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices and traditions that are linked to schools of thought or philosophy....
s, for the discussion of problems that may affect space science

Space science

Space science is an all-encompassing term that describes all of the various science fields that are concerned with the study of the Universe, generally also meaning "excluding the Earth" and "outside of the Earth's atmosphere"....
. These objectives are achieved through the organization of symposia, publication, and other means.