Outer space


OS/1736
25 March 1998


Press Release
OS/1736


UN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPIN-OFF BENEFITS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY TO BE HELD IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, 30 MARCH - 3 APRIL

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VIENNA, 24 March (UN Information Service) -- Ways to benefit from space technology, including the creation of new industries, the development of useful products and the facilitation of many daily tasks, will be the focus of an international conference to be held in Tampa, Florida, from 30 March to 3 April.