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Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation 2001
The International Space Station may well be mankind's most important step towards conquering Space and a milestone for scientific research beyond the Earth. It is also a symbol of the potential for mankind's future of technological development, scientific breakthrough, and peaceful cooperation amongst nations. It is the first major international space and engineering research project and involves five Space Agencies -the U.S.A's NASA), Russia's (RSA), Europe's (ESA) Japan's (JAXA) and Canada's (CSA)- and a score of countries - Spain being one of them - who supply parts and technology. The aim of this project is to set up a laboratory that orbits the earth so that the world's scientists, astronauts and cosmonauts can work together on experiments intended to contribute to man's progress that cannot be carried out on Earth. It is also the first space station born of cooperation between countries - the preceding seven were all funded in their entirety by either the United States or the Soviet Union - for the benefit of the whole planet.
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