KARI takes over chairmanship of the International Charter for six-month period

The Korean Aerospace Research Institute KARI has taken over the chairmanship of the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters for a six-months period until April 2015, as the International Charter recently announced on their website. KARI took over from the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

The chairmanship of the International Charter: Space and Major Disasters rotates between member organizations ever six months. Additionally to CNSA, the most recent chairs were the Argentinian space agency, CONAE, and the German Aerospace Center, DLR.