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Centre for Space Science & Technology Education in Asia & the Pacific
Prof. Karl Harmsen
Director, CSSTEAP
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Introduction |
The Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education were created under the auspices of the United Nations through its Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA). The Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP) was established in India on November 1, 1995. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UN-OOSA) facilitated the establishment of the Centre, acting on recommendations by the UNISPACE-II (1982) Conference and the UN Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space (COPUOS), endorsed by the UN General Assembly.
The Centre's headquarters are located in Dehradun, India, and its programmes are executed by staff of the Department of Space (DOS) at campuses in Dehradun and Ahmedabad. The DOS institutions involved include the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) in Dehradun, and the Space Applications Centre (SAC) and the Physical Res
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