Promoting research and education in basic space science: The approach of the UN/ESA workshops

Space Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-219

  Haubold, Hans J ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

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EID: 0042843620     PISSN: 02659646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-9646(03)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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