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International Space Exploration Coordination Group

Strengthening individual Exploration Programs as well as the collective effort

In 2006, 14 space agencies began a series of discussions on global interests in space exploration. Together they took the unprecedented step of elaborating a vision for peaceful robotic and human space exploration, focusing on destinations within the Solar System where humans may one day live and work, and developed a common set of key space exploration themes. This vision was articulated in ‘The Global Exploration Strategy: The Framework for Coordination,'released in May 2007. A key finding of this Framework Document was the need to establish a voluntary, non-binding international coordination mechanism,  the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG), through which individual agencies may exchange information regarding interests, objectives, and plans in space exploration with the goal of strengthening both individual exploration programs as well as the collective effort.

The first iteration of 'The Global Exploration Roadmap', building on the ISECG lunar architecture work, was released by participating ISECG agencies in September 2011.  The Roadmap advances the Global Exploration Strategy by articulating the perspectives of participating agencies on exploration goals and objectives, mission scenarios, and coordination of exploration preparatory activities.

Comments on the Global Exploration Roadmap are welcome.  Because implementation of any aspects of the roadmap falls to individuas space agencies, your ideas are best addressed to the space agency you feel is best suited to receive your input.  Alternatively, comments may be addressed to ISECG@esa.int.


 
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Participant Space Agencies

In alphabetical order: ASI (Italy), CNES (France), CNSA (China), CSA (Canada), CSIRO (Australia), DLR (Germany), ESA (European Space Agency), ISRO (India), JAXA (Japan), KARI (Republic of Korea), NASA (United States of America), NSAU (Ukraine), Roscosmos (Russia), UKSA (United Kingdom).