International divisions on Earth are being reflected in space cooperation
International divisions on Earth are being reflected in space cooperation The rise of ‘space blocs’ doesn’t entirely bode well for scientific progress From state-led space efforts to collaboration The U.S. and the Soviet Union dominated space activities during the Cold War. Despite tensions on the ground, bothacted carefully to avoid causing crisesand evencooperated on a number of projectsin space. Asmore countriesdeveloped their own space agencies, several international collaborative groups emerged. These include theUnited Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, theUnited Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Spaceand theConsultative Committee for Space Data Systems....
