Opening of the International Space Research Forum | Express

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Scientific Assembly of International The Research Committee Space began its work in Pasadena, California.

According to the organizers, the 42nd Assembly of the Committee will be held from July 14 to 22 at the California Institute of Technology, under the leadership of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including experts from dozens of countries .

The Assembly program hosts dozens of scientists and holds roundtables. Recent discoveries in areas related to the study of the moon, the climate of the Earth, the study of the atmosphere of other planets, the search for life in the solar system and to the -of the. According to the organizers, the forum participants will focus on the physics, astronomy and mathematics issues of interest to space researchers.

The Assembly was launched on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the International Committee on Space Research. This organization was created in 1958 under the auspices of the International Council of Scientific Unions. The 40th Assembly was held in 2014 in Moscow, the 41st in 2016 in Istanbul.

The Committee works in the interest of international cooperation of scientists whose activities relate to the study of space. One of the objectives of the organization is to intensify the interaction between states in this area.

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