News in Brief 12 April 2021
- UK armed forces legislation sparks warning from rights chief
- Chagas Disease initiative to protect millions in Latin America
- Human space flight could help find solutions to global hunger, 60 years on from Russian first
As the world remembers Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the “giant leap for mankind” made by all those involved in the pioneering Apollo 11 space programme, we take a look back at the visit made by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to UN Headquarters in New York, just a few weeks after their historic mission.
The heads of national space agencies, government officials and representatives from the space community worldwide are being challenged to get more women into the aerospace industry.