COSPAR
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The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) was established by the International Council for Science
in 1958.
Among COSPAR's objectives are the promotion of scientific research in space
on an international level, with emphasis on the free exchange of results, information, and opinions, and providing a forum, open to all scientist
s, for the discussion of problems that may affect space research
. These objectives are achieved through the organization of symposia, publication, and other means.
COSPAR has created a number of research programmes on different topics, a few in cooperation with other scientific Unions. The long term project COSPAR international reference atmosphere
started in 1960; since then it produced several editions of the high atmosphere code CIRA
, The code "IRI" of the URSI
-COSPAR working group on the International Reference Ionosphere
was first edited in 1978 and is yearly updated.
International Council for Science
The International Council for Science , formerly 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 is the void that exists between celestial bodies, including the Earth. It is not completely empty, but consists of a hard vacuum containing a low density of particles: predominantly a plasma of hydrogen and helium, as well as electromagnetic radiation, magnetic fields, and neutrinos....
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 a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
s, for the discussion of problems that may affect space research
Space research
Space research is scientific studies carried out using scientific equipment in outer space. It includes the use of space technology for a broad spectrum of research disciplines, including Earth science, materials science, biology, medicine, and physics...
. These objectives are achieved through the organization of symposia, publication, and other means.
COSPAR has created a number of research programmes on different topics, a few in cooperation with other scientific Unions. The long term project COSPAR international reference atmosphere
COSPAR international reference atmosphere
The COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere is an empirical model of the atmosphere of Earth. It consists of a set of tables of average air pressures, altitudes and temperatures...
started in 1960; since then it produced several editions of the high atmosphere code CIRA
COSPAR international reference atmosphere
The COSPAR International Reference Atmosphere is an empirical model of the atmosphere of Earth. It consists of a set of tables of average air pressures, altitudes and temperatures...
, The code "IRI" of the URSI
Ursi
Urşi may refer to several villages in Romania:* Urşi, a village in Leleasca Commune, Olt County* Urşi, a village in Popeşti Commune, Vâlcea County* Urşi, a village in Stoileşti Commune, Vâlcea County...
-COSPAR working group on the International Reference Ionosphere
International Reference Ionosphere
International Reference Ionosphere is a common permanent scientific project of the Committee on Space Research and the International Union of Radio Science started 1968/69...
was first edited in 1978 and is yearly updated.
General Assembly
Every second year COSPAR organises a General Assembly (also called Scientific Assembly). These are conferences currently gathering more than a thousand participating space researchers. The most recent assemblies are listed below.| General Assembly | Year | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 33rd | 2000 | Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... , Poland |
| 34th | 2002 | Houston, USA |
| 35th | 2004 | Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France |
| 36th | 2006 | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China |
| 37th | 2008 | Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... , Canada |
| 38th | 2010 | Bremen Bremen The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is... , Germany |