For information only - not an official document
UNIS/MA/262
18 October 2019
Media representatives are invited to the
VIENNA/WASHINGTON D.C., 18 October (United Nations Information Service) - The United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Airbus invite media representatives to a press event on a joint Announcement of Opportunity (AO). The event will be held on Thursday 24 October, from 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m., at the Airbus booth #634 at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Washington D.C.
The AO is for a mission that will offer selected institutions the opportunity to accommodate and operate a payload on the Airbus Bartolomeo platform on the International Space Station (ISS). The mission will contribute to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by building capacity and knowledge in space technologies at the national level. It will also promote international cooperation across nations in the peaceful uses of outer space.
This initiative is part of an agreement signed by UNOOSA and Airbus to collaborate on helping all countries build in-orbit capabilities, as well as expand know-how on the use of Earth observation data and their related benefits.
The Bartolomeo mission is one of several research and orbital opportunities offered through UNOOSA's "Access to Space 4 All" initiative, which aims to enable all countries, especially emerging space nations, to access and leverage the benefits of space.
More information about the opportunity can be found here: http://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/psa/hsti/orbitalmission/bartolomeo/index.html
The event will include remarks from:
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Media accreditation:
Media representatives who wish to attend the ceremony and reception should write to: Silvia Antolino, International Astronautical Federation, Tel: +33 (0) 1 45 67 58 18, Email: silvia.antolino[at]iafastro.org
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For more information, please contact:
Ottavia Pesce
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Telephone: (+43 699) 1459 8718
Email: pesce[at]un.org
and
Ralph Heinrich
Airbus
Telephone: +49 (0)171 30 49 751
Email:
ralph.heinrich@airbus.com
